江戸時代 山吹蒔絵硯箱, Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream, 18th century

---

江戸時代 山吹蒔絵硯箱, Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Black lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e and cutout gold foil application, 2 In. ( cm); W. 10 in. ( cm); D. 9 in. ( cm), Lacquer, The lid of this box is decorated with yellow kerria rose blossoms (yamabuki ) in arching sprays with bright green leaves. These flowers are associated with the Ide no Tamagawa (Jewel River) near Kyoto, a link that may have been formed after the respected poet and official Tachibana no Moroe (684–757)planted them on the banks of the river

---

Size: 5760px × 3682px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1615–1868, 18th, 2, , 9, 10, , , 684–757, application, arching, banks, black, blossoms, box, bright, century, cm, cutout, decorated, edo, flowers, foil, formed, gold, green, hiramaki-, ide, japan, jewel, kerria, kyoto, lacquer, leaves, lid, link, moroe, official, period, planted, poet, respected, river, rose, rushing, silver, sprays, stream, tachibana, takamaki-, tamagawa, togidashimaki-, writing, yamabuki, yellow, 山吹蒔絵硯箱, 江戸時代