Minneapolis Institute of Art
(Cosmetic box)
Japan
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Black and gold lacquer
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
These small boxes are decorated with a pattern of bamboo, plum and pine, symbolic of strength and longevity. They also bear the hollyhock crest of the Tokugawa family rulers of Japan during the Edo period (1615-1868). Asia
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