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Square Lamp (andon) with Design of an Idealized Woman Behind a Curtain

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white square lamp with a rectangular hole on one side. The hole is on the left side and has scalloped edges. The lamp has a diamond patterned design on the sides and back. A woman in a kimono is on one side. She wears a long kimono with a patterned obi and a headpiece. Her hair is styled up. She stands behind a curtain. There are decorative borders at the top and bottom of the lamp. The top border has a tassel. The background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
1760
Medium:
Porcelain decorated with enamels (Arita ware, Imari type)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
518 × 624 px
Museum record:
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