Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji
Dark brown rectangular box with rounded corners. A colorful design on the front features a bugaku hat in shades of yellow with a green and red design on it and a red cord. The hat appears to be sitting on a curved branch. The branch has several orange, red and yellow maple leaves. Three black spots and two small yellow maple leaves are on the top half. A small orange branch with a leaf and bulb extends from the bottom. The background of the image is light grey.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 451 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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