Description
The carved lacquer box and lobed silver container nearby both feature pairs of birds and flowers on their covers. There is a striking similarity in decoration, shape, and aesthetic appeal. Both boxes suggest that successful designs and shapes circulated among craftsmen, workshops, and beyond regional borders.
Provenance
Private collection, Japan; (Takashi Yanagi at Yanagi Fine Art Shop, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–2011); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2011–)
Accession Number
2011.34.a
Medium
carved lacquer
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 40.6 cm (8 1/4 x 16 in.); Lid: 8.5 x 40.6 cm (3 3/8 x 16 in.); Bottom: 12.5 x 40.6 cm (4 15/16 x 16 in.)
Classification
Lacquer
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund