Incense box

anonymous, 1500 - 1600

Japanese lacquerwork from the 15th and 16th centuries is often meticulously executed. The careful delineation of the gold and silver chrysanthemums has given this little box a modest charm and elegance.

  • Artwork typekobako, incense box
  • Object numberAK-MAK-140
  • Dimensionsheight 3.8 cm x width 8.5 cm x depth 6.6 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Incense box

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-140

  • Description

    Op het deksel chrysanten in goud. Deksel en doos van tinnen randen voorzien.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1500 - 1600

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 3.8 cm x width 8.5 cm x depth 6.6 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs Henri Cornelis Gallois, 1949)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Prof. Dr Ernst Grosse (1862-1927);{Note RMA.}…; collection Dr. A. Breuer;{Note RMA.} his sale, Berlin, 1929, no. 145;{Note RMA.}…; purchased from Henri Cornelis Gallois (1885-1938) by the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Veilingcat. Verzameling Breuer (Berlijn) 1929, cat.nr. 145, pl. XVI.

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