江戸時代 山吹蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream

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18th century · Black lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e and cutout gold foil application · Asian Art

The lid of this box is decorated with yellow kerria rose blossoms (yamabuki ) in arching sprays with bright green leaves. These flowers are associated with the Ide no Tamagawa (Jewel River) near Kyoto, a link that may have been formed after the respected poet and official Tachibana no Moroe (684–757)planted them on the banks of the river. The Ide no Tamagawa has long been featured in Japanese poetry: The bottom of the Tama River at Ide Reflecting the image above, Is so clear that flowers of the Yellow kerria add layer upon layer Fujiwara no Shunzei (1114–1204)

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Black lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e and cutout gold foil application

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913