松竹桜紋散蒔絵黒棚|Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families
Unknown Artist
early 19th century
Medium
Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, and cutout gold- and silver-foil application on gold nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground
Dimensions
H. 27 9/16 in. (70 cm); W. (top shelf) 30 5/16 in. (77 cm); D. (top shelf) 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Classification
Lacquer
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, John and Pauline Gandel Gift, 2015 Benefit Fund, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest and Acquisitions Fund, 2016
Accession Number
2016.167