Coal container
18th century
Medium
Wood, metal, mother-of-pearl, lacquer
Dimensions
H. (with cover) 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); Diam. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm)
Classification
Woodwork
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. David Randall-MacIver and Mrs. Natalie Tuttle Martin, in memory of her husband, Dr. George Montgomery Tuttle, 1951
Accession Number
51.132.1a, b
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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.