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YUKIO YUKIO II. Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi

Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi. Artist: Yukio Yukio II (Japanese, 1860-1929). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Writing box: H. 2 in.; W. 9 in.; L. 9 3/4 in. 
Table: H. 4 7/8 in.; W.14 1/2 in.; L. 24 in.. Date: early 20th century.
In the Noh play Takasago, the Takasago and Sumiyoshi pine spirits are personified as an elderly couple, wearing humble dress. With its well-known symbol of matrimonial happiness, this writing set was likely made as a wedding gift. The Tokyo-based maki-e master Yukio Yukio II was awarded a gold medal for his lacquer work at the 1900 Paris World Exposition.
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi
Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi. Artist: Yukio Yukio II (Japanese, 1860-1929). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Writing box: H. 2 in.; W. 9 in.; L. 9 3/4 in. Table: H. 4 7/8 in.; W.14 1/2 in.; L. 24 in.. Date: early 20th century. In the Noh play Takasago, the Takasago and Sumiyoshi pine spirits are personified as an elderly couple, wearing humble dress. With its well-known symbol of matrimonial happiness, this writing set was likely made as a wedding gift. The Tokyo-based maki-e master Yukio Yukio II was awarded a gold medal for his lacquer work at the 1900 Paris World Exposition.
Technik/Material:
Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji ground, silver inlay, silver fittings
Zeitraum:
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Bildnachweis:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Freigaben (Releases):
Model: Nein - Eigentum: Nein
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Bildgröße:
4311 x 3234 px | 39.9 MB
Druckgröße:
36.5 x 27.4 cm | 14.4 x 10.8 in (300 dpi)