Poem-Slip Box (Shikishibako) with Plum Tree and Triple-Hollyhock Crest Design
1733–1766
- Medium
- Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver)
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 21.5 x 22.9 cm (2 5/16 x 8 7/16 x 9 in.)
- Genre
- Boxes
Tags
Japanese