Mochizuki Hanzan
Stationery Box with Pheasant Designcirca 1780

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Artist or Maker: Mochizuki Hanzan
Japan, circa 1743-circa 1790
Title: Stationery Box with Pheasant Design
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: circa 1780
Period: Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium: Cedar or male mulberry wood with lacquer and various inlays, including pottery, mother-of-pearl, horn, pewter, and stag antler
Dimensions: 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)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by the Far Eastern Art Council and friends of Virginia Atchley in honor of her ninetieth birthday
Accession Number: M.2002.4a-b
Classification: Lacquer
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.