dated 1876 · Gold hiramaki-e, mother-of-pearl, and gold ground
Incense Box
Ogawa Shōmin
Why it matters
The dated box anchors aesthetic admiration in skilled Meiji production rather than in a generic timeless past. Its later collection history proves circulation, but not that it was originally made for export.
- Publication
- Meiji-period lacquerware
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Asian Art
- Shelfmark
- 36.100.165a, b
Citation
Ogawa Shōmin. Incense Box. Dated 1876. Gold hiramaki-e, mother-of-pearl, and gold ground. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 36.100.165a, b.
