Document Box (Bunko) with Design of Cherry Trees in Bloom in Yoshino
Rectangular wooden box with lid, light brown color, intricate design on top and sides. Top of box features an etched scene of cherry blossom trees in bloom on a hillside, possibly in Yoshino. The sides have a repeating diamond pattern in a darker wood tone, with thin gold lines. A thin gold line borders the top of the box. The background of the image is a light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1840
- Medium
- Lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver and relief lacquer (takamakie) and polished sprinkled gold and silver lacquer decoration (togidashi)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 400 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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