A Japanese Lacquer box ryoshibako
Lacquered wood: black background sprinkled with nashiji gold powder and takamakie gold lacquer decoration inside the koi-nashiji background.The box has a parallelepiped shape with sharp corners and a lid with flat sides and slanted edges.The lid features an elegant gold lacquer decoration depicting chrysanthemum shoots surrounded by sinuous waves.This box exudes elegance and refinement; the artist has used material to express the connotations of nature to represent an enchanted and silent atmosphere.The box has been exhibited at the Mao Museum of Oriental Art in Torino .
Edo Period early 19 th century
Japan
Lacquered wood: black background sprinkled with nashiji gold powder and takamakie gold lacquer decoration inside the koi-nashiji background.The box has a parallelepiped shape with sharp corners and a lid with flat sides and slanted edges.The lid features an elegant gold lacquer decoration depicting chrysanthemum shoots surrounded by sinuous waves.This box exudes elegance and refinement; the artist has used material to express the connotations of nature to represent an enchanted and silent atmosphere.The box has been exhibited at the Mao Museum of Oriental Art in Torino . - Schreiber Collezioni