Box with Design of Bellflower and Bush Clover
second half of the 19th century
Medium
Gold inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tin" to "Gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, tin and mother-of-pearl inlay on gold ground
Dimensions
H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm); D. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Classification
Lacquer
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.642
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About the Artist
Ogata Kōrin · 1658–1716
Noted as one of the most important Japanese artists of the 17th century; known for paintings of irises and other subjects. He was regarded, along with Sotatsu, as one of the masters of the Sotatsu-Koetsu school of decorative painting, including painted screens and textile designs. He was descended from a samurai who had served under the Ashikaga rulers.