

Box with the Poet Narihira
Round, dark brown lacquer box with a flat top and straight sides. The lid features a scene with two men and a woman, one man wearing a yellow headband and a long-sleeved robe, the other wearing a yellow and blue garment, and the woman wearing a blue top and yellow skirt. The scene depicts a nighttime setting with a building on the right side. The box's surface is adorned with mother-of-pearl inlays in shades of blue, purple, and pink. The sides of the box have a pattern of small, irregularly shaped mother-of-pearl pieces. The box is titled "Box with the Poet Narihira".
Artwork Details
- Date
- early 19th century
- Medium
- Black lacquer over copper, inlaid with mother-of-pearl
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 600 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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