Box (tebako) with decoration of the Chôseiden motif
17th century
Medium/TechniqueLacquered wood with maki-e decoration and silver inlay
Dimensions15.4 x 31.3 x 23.9 cm (6 1/16 x 12 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit LineMartha Silsbee Fund
Accession number31.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenanceFormerly belonged to Baron Kawasaki and was sold through the Osaka Bijutsu Gurakubu on October 11, 1928. Acquired by Yamanaka and Company, New York it was then purchased by the Museum in 1931.
early 20th century
1662–1722
18th century
18th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
First half of the 19th century