菊唐草葵紋蒔絵掛硯箱|Portable Writing Cabinet with Tokugawa Family Crests, Chrysanthemums, and Foliage Scrolls
late 17th century
Medium
Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and applied gold foil on nashiji ground
Dimensions
H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm)
Classification
Lacquer
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession Number
81.1.133a–h
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Kōami School · 1750–1799
**Kōami School** was a distinguished lineage of Japanese lacquer artists renowned for their mastery of maki-e techniques, active across centuries and particularly prominent in the Edo period. Flourishing for nineteen generations from the Muromachi era through the Tokugawa (Edo) period, the school specialized in sophisticated lacquerware that combined technical precision with elegant designs. The d...