Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’

Funabashi Shūmin, 1900 - c. 1920

Shumin created an atmospheric image with tall cedars, a theme he depicted several times. The design of this box zooms in on an intimate spot under the majestic trees, where various plants grow. They are the ‘Seven Grasses of Autumn,’ an established group often rendered on Japanese lacquer, conveying good wishes.

  • Artwork typebox, ryoshibako
  • Object numberAK-MAK-391
  • Dimensionsheight 18.3 cm x width 22.8 cm x depth 27.4 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Document box
    • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-391

  • Description

    Rechthoekige doos met afgeronde hoeken, met over het gehele vlak van boven- en zijkanten een versiering in goud en zilver makie van cederbomen en herfstgrassen.

Creation

  • Creation

    Funabashi Shūmin, Japan

  • Dating

    1900 - c. 1920

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 18.3 cm x width 22.8 cm x depth 27.4 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of V. van Leeuwen-Isaacksen, 1961)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Mrs V. van Leeuwen-Isaacksen, Wassenaar, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1961;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Lee Bruscke-Johnson, 'Dew Drops and Dancing Plovers: Literary Themes in Japanese Lacquer in the Rijksmuseum', Aziatische Kunst 26/1 (1996), pp. 31-38.

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  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’
  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’
  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’
  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’
  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’
  • Accessory Box ‘Autumn Plants under the Cedar Trees’