Stationery Box with Pheasant Design

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Stationery Box with Pheasant Design

Japan, circa 1780
Lacquer
Cedar or male mulberry wood with lacquer and various inlays, including pottery, mother-of-pearl, horn, pewter, and stag antler
Overall: 4 1/2 x 10 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (11.43 x 25.72 x 30.16 cm); a) Lid: 1 1/4 x 10 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (3.18 x 25.72 x 30.16 cm); b) Box: 3 7/8 x 10 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. (9.84 x 25.72 x 30.16 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Far Eastern Art Council and friends of Virginia Atchley in honor of her ninetieth birthday (M.2002.4a-b)
Japanese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Moss, Paul.  Autumn Guests: Edo Period Painting and Lacquer.  London:  Sydney L. Moss Ltd.,  1991.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.
  • Moss, Paul.  Autumn Guests: Edo Period Painting and Lacquer.  London:  Sydney L. Moss Ltd.,  1991.
  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  New York: Thames and Hudson, 2003.
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