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Covered Basket with Design of Bush Clover and Deer
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Covered Basket with Design of Bush Clover and Deer

late 17th century

Medium

Rattan body, gold, silver hiramaki-e

Tags

Dimensions

H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); L. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Classification

Lacquer

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Hon'ami Kōetsu

1558–1638Japan

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.