BoxesJapanese15th-16th century

Rectangular Tooth-Black Box (Ohagurobako) with Plum Tree Design

Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, applied kirigane (cut gold and silver), and [later] raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Century

15th-16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.3 x 5.6 x 7.2 cm (7/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

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