Document Box

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Document Box

c. 1970

Inlay by Musashigawa Yoshinori (Japanese, born 1949) Box made by Komai Kazuo (Japanese) Made at Shibata Lacquer Studio, Takaoka, Japan

This lovely lacquer box is a modern creation in the kachō-ga (bird and flower) painting tradition. Depicted here is a finch perched on a branch of flowering cherry. The velvet-black background is a perfect foil for the colors of the mother-of-pearl inlay.

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Object Details

Titles:

Document Box

Date:

c. 1970

Artists:

Inlay by Musashigawa Yoshinori (Japanese, born 1949) Box made by Komai Kazuo (Japanese) Made at Shibata Lacquer Studio, Takaoka, Japan

Medium:

Lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl inlay

Dimensions:

4 1/4 x 9 x 12 1/2 inches (10.8 x 22.9 x 31.8 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Margy Meyerson in memory of Martin Meyerson, 2009

Accession Number:

2009-51-1

Geography:

Made in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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