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Box: MAR.O.46 & A & B-1912

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Maker(s)

Koshinsai Haruhide Tsukuru

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Description

Box, lacquer. Two-tiered jubako with cover (A), containing a tray (B); it is almost square with rounded and indented corners. The gold ground is richly decorated in gold, silver and black in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) with details in todidashi (sprinkled designs revealed by polishing), nashiji (shimmering spangles) and aogai (inlaid mother of pearl) intricately applied. The tray has red lacquer details. The cover is decorated with pavilions amidst pine trees and the sides depict a mountainous landscape, streams, waterfalls and trees. The tray is decorated with two bridges (one in red and one in gold) over a river amidst a rocky landscape and trees with mountains and a pine forest beyond. The interior and base are decorated with nashiji; on the inside of the cover there is a gold and silver floral spray enriched with aogai laid on one of the leaves.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 10.1 cm
Length: 11.7 cm
Width: 11.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa 1800 - 1868

Components of the work

Lacquer composed of lacquer ( red)
Inlay composed of mother-of-pearl
Decoration

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, the gold ground is richly decorated in gold, silver and black in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) with details in todidashi (sprinkled designs revealed by polishing), nashiji (shimmering spangles) and aogai (inlaid mother of pearl) intricately applied

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.46 & A & B-1912
Primary reference Number: 23875
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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