Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji
Gold-colored, rounded square incense box with lid. The lid features an interior scene, a woman sitting on a tatami mat inside a traditional Japanese room with a shoji screen and a low table. The room opens to the outside through a veranda and sliding doors. The exterior of both pieces show a landscape scene with dark brown to black trees and hills against a gold background. The edges of the lid and box have a dark brown woven pattern. The background of the image is gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- second half of 19th century
- Medium
- Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 383 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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