Maki-e Lacquer Box
Shibata Zeshin (attr.)
- Artist
- Shibata Zeshin (attr.)
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- Lacquer on wood with gold and silver maki-e
- Dimensions
- 12 × 18 × 9 cm
- Period
- Meiji period
- Collection
- Permanent
A finely worked lacquer box made for export. Autumn grasses rendered in gold and silver reveal the advanced craftsmanship of the Meiji era.