江戸時代 蟹波蒔絵箱, Box with Crabs and Waves, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e

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江戸時代 蟹波蒔絵箱, Box with Crabs and Waves, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji on black lacquer ground, H. 6 3/4 in. ( cm); W .6 in. ( cm); 1/2 in. ( cm), Lacquer, The somewhat unusual shape of this box suggests that it might have been used to hold implements for painting, such as ink stones, brushes, and pigments. Variations in texture on the crab shells and in the rendering of the dramatic waves are a result of the different sizes and densities of the sprinkled gold, and of the various methods used to apply the gold powder

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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