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Lacquer natsume with stork, Middle Edo period, Japan, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Lacquer natsume with stork, Middle Edo period, Japan, 18th century. A natsume (tea jar and cover) in gold maki-e on black lacquer. The lid is decorated with a single stork standing in a pond with marsh leaves overlapping towards the base. The interior has gold sprinkled on a copper background (nashiji). The eye of the stork has inlay of mother of pearl.

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Lacquer natsume with stork, Middle Edo period, Japan, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption:

Lacquer natsume with stork, Middle Edo period, Japan, 18th century. A natsume (tea jar and cover) in gold maki-e on black lacquer. The lid is decorated with a single stork standing in a pond with marsh leaves overlapping towards the base. The interior has gold sprinkled on a copper background (nashiji). The eye of the stork has inlay of mother of pearl.

Credit:

Album / The Museum of East Asian Art / Heritage Images

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Image size:

2814 x 2225 px | 17.9 MB

Print size:

23.8 x 18.8 cm | 9.4 x 7.4 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

18TH CENTURY • 18TH CENTURY, THE • 18TH • ARTEFACT • ARTIFACT • BIRD • BIRDS • BOX • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • CONTAINER • COUNTRY • EDO PERIOD • EDO-PERIOD • EIGHTEENTH CENTURY • JAPAN • JAPAN-EDO PERIOD • JAPANESE • JAR • LACQUER • LOCATION • MUSEUM OF EAST ASIAN ART • NATSUME • OBJECT • OBJECTS • SCULPTURE • STORK • TEA • UMBRELLA • WHITE STORK • WOOD • XVIII CENTURY