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Wine Cup

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a round, shallow, red and black lacquerware wine cup by artist Makoto Honjo. The top half of the wine cup is red with a gold line around the edge and another gold line parallel to it. A gold and black mountainous landscape is painted on the top edge. The bottom half is black with a gold line around the edge and a mountainous landscape painted in gold. The background is a white fabric surface.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-19th century
Medium:
Red lacquer decorated with gold
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 530 px
Museum record:
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