Box for tanzaku

Object Details

• Description

  A rectangular wood box with fitted lid, coated on all surfaces with lacquer. The outer surfaces are decorated in a Kodaiji-makie style with contrasting sprinkled gold and black lacquer surfaces in a mostly floral design. The lid has silver inlay--dark with tarnish--with some pieces missing. There are darkened gilt metal fastenings with loop handles along the long sides; two blue-green silk cord ribbons found inside the box may have been tied through the loop handles to secure the box. The interior is plain, black lacquer. Also see notes section.

• Origin

  Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger

• Type

  Container

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• Date

  1610s, 1570s

• Place

  Japan

• Topic

  Art, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), Autumn, Japanese Art, Tanzaku, Flowers

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Containers