Pair of Pillows with Nightmare Eating Baku Design

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Pair of Pillows with Nightmare Eating Baku Design

Alternate Title: 南天獏蒔絵祝枕

Japan, late Edo period, circa 1800
Lacquer
Wood and bamboo with gold, silver, and red lacquer
[each] 5 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. (13.65 x 20 x 8.89 cm)
Gift of Sue Tsao (M.2013.19.1-.2)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis, and Robert T. Singer. "Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2012-2013: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Archives of Asian Art 64, no.2 (2014): 236-244.
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.