Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship
anonymous
c. 1800 - c. 1900
Medium
lacquer, wood
Dimensions
4.2; 16.2; 9.9
About this artwork
Lakdoos in de vorm van een schattenschip (takarabune) in goud- en roodlak.
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...