秋草桐蒔絵手箱|Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Autumn Grasses

Unknown Artist

early 17th century

秋草桐蒔絵手箱|Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Autumn Grasses by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki‑e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground

Dimensions

H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); W. 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm); L. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm) Storage Box: 11 x 12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (27.9 x 31.1 x 36.2 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Accession Number

2015.500.2.25a, b

Tags

Flowers

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