江戸時代 楼閣山水堆朱香合|Box with Landscape and Scroll Pattern
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Date unknown · Carved red lacquer · Asian Art
The technique of carving lacquer was brought to Japan from China in the fourteenth century. Originally found primarily in temples, particularly those affiliated with the Zen (Chinese: Chan)tradition, utensils made using this laborious technique become popular as secular household goods during the Edo period.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Carved red lacquer
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
