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18th century · Gold, silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application · Asian Art

Beautifully bound works of literature decorate the top of this box. The two closed books bearing titles are the poetry anthology Zoku gosenshū and "The Autumn Excursion", Chapter 7 of the Tale of Genji; the partially open book quotes from a poetry contest. The illustration in the fully open book shows a scene from "Channel Buoys", chapter 14 of The Tale of Genji.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Gold, silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913