Box for Hair Ornaments (motoyui-bako) with Pine, Bamboo, Plum, and Tokugawa Family Crest on Wood-Grain Ground
The box is rectangular with a flat top and slightly angled lid. The background of the box features a wood-grain pattern in dark brown and black. Overlaid on the background are gold-colored designs. The gold designs on the box depict a pine tree, bamboo, and a plum tree with blossoms. The Tokugawa family crest is also visible on the box. The box appears to be made of wood and has a lid that is slightly angled. The overall color scheme of the box is dark brown, black, and gold. The background of the image behind the box is gray and white, gradating from dark to light.
Artwork Details
- Date
- early 18th century
- Medium
- Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold and silver foil application, gold and silver inlay on wood-grain lacquer ground
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 450 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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