Japan

Room 11

Lacquerware 漆器

Case 2

1 to 6 : Shibata Zeshin (1807-1891) 柴田是真 (1807-1891)

  1. Sake cup washer (haisen) 盃洗

    Takamaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 高蒔絵螺鈿

    Waves and sea shells 青海波蛤図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1932-119
  2. Inrô 印籠

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Brocade curtain 壁代図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1927-342
  3. Tonkotsu with netsuke トンコツと根付

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Silk reels, spools and skeins 糸巻図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1924-37
  4. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Buffalo with young boy 童牛飼図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1964-248
  5. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome takamaki-e 色絵高蒔絵

    Haori hanging on bamboo pole 誰袖図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1949-409
  6. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Fox disguised as a monk 釣狐図

    Signed “Zeshin” 銘  是真

    CB-LJ-1964-49
  7. Writing box (suzuribako) 硯箱

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Lid: poem by Saigyô (1118-1190) 西行山家集草書(蓋)

    Interior: brushes, ink stone and water dropper 硯と水滴 (中)

    Unsigned 無銘

    Meiji era (1868-1912) 明治時代

    CB-LJ-1927-78
  8. Writing box (suzuribako) 硯箱

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Pair of pheasants 双雉図

    Signed “Shirayama Shôsai” 銘  白山松哉

    Shirayama Shôsai (1853-1923) 白山松哉 (1853-1923)

    CB-LJ-1925-23
  9. Tea caddy-shaped cake box (kashiki) 棗形菓子器

    Togidashi, hiramaki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay 研出、平蒔絵螺鈿

    Pinks and butterflies 撫子蝶図

    Signed “Shirayama Shôsai” 銘  白山松哉

    Shirayama Shôsai (1853-1923) 白山松哉 (1853-1923)

    CB-LJ-1925-22
  10. Inrô 印籠

    Togidashi and hiramaki-e 研出、平蒔絵

    Glow-worms and wicker baskets (jakago) 蛍蛇篭図

    Signed “Shiomi Masanari” 銘  鹽見政誠

    Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century 江戸中~末期 (18世紀~19世紀初)

    CB-LJ-1964-251
  11. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出

    Herons and reeds 芦鷺図

    Signed “Shiomi Masanari” 銘  鹽見政誠

    Edo period, late 18th - early 19th century 江戸中~末期 (18世紀~19世紀初)

    CB-LJ-1964-126
  12. Inrô 印籠

    Togidashi and hiramaki-e 研出、平蒔絵

    Brushwood bundles 柴束図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period, 19th century 江戸末期 (19世紀)

    CB-LJ-1964-189
  13. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒        

    Togidashi 研出蒔絵

    Bush clover and autumn grasses 萩秋七草図

    Seal “Shôen” 銘  政信

    Watanabe Shôen (dates unknown) 渡辺松演 (生没年不詳)

    Early 20th century 明治後期~大正時代

    CB-LJ-1929-175
  14. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒

    Togidashi and hiramaki-e on red ground 赤地に研出、平蒔絵

    Bush clover (hagi) 萩図

    Signed “Shôgetsu” with seal 銘  松月 (印)

    Uzawa Shôgetsu (c. 1877- after 1937) 鵜沢松月 (1877 - 1937頃)

    CB-LJ-1964-156
  15. Tea caddy (natsume) 棗

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Bush clover and pinks 萩撫子図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Late 19th - early 20th century 明治~大正時代

    CB-LJ-1927-73
  16. Box containing implements for incense game (kôdô) 十種香道具箱

    Polychrome takamaki-e, ivory and metal 色絵高蒔絵、象牙、金属

    The incense game, whose origins are to be found in the Heian court (794-1185), became particularly popular in the Edo period. The object of the game is to identify combinations of aromatic woods by their scent (or rather by “listening” kiku 聞くto the incense). In the variant presented here, known as Genjikô 源氏香, the participants indicate their answers by using one of 52 signs referring to the chapters of the famous 11th-century novel, The Tale of Genji (Genji-monogatari 源氏物語).

    This set includes the following items:

     Wrapping papers for each of the incense woods

    Saw, chisel, and hammer for splitting the wood

    Spatula for arranging ash

    Pair of pincers for handling hot charcoal

    Incense-heater (kikikôro 聞香炉) of metal and lacquer, containing ash and hot charcoal; the wood shavings are heated on fine mica sheets (ginyô 銀葉) placed over the openings in the cover

    Incense burner (hitori 火取)

    Box for holding the tiles (kôfuda 香札) used to indicate the players’ answers

    Folding paper bearing the symbols of the chapters of the Tale of Genji

    Lacquered game board

    Ink stone, water dropper and writing utensils for recording the results

    Tiered box (jûkôgô 重香合) for storing incense wood
  17. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Autumn landscape 秋景図

    Signed “Shôen” with seal 銘  松演 (印)

    Watanabe Shôen (dates unknown) 渡辺松演 (生没年不詳)

    Early 20th century 明治後期~大正時代

    CB-LJ-1935-214
  18. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Maple trees 紅葉図

    Signed “Koma Kyûhaku saku” 銘  古満休伯作

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1964-133
  19. Writing box (suzuribako) 硯箱

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Hanging clothes (tagasode) 誰袖図

    Unsigned 無銘

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1964-30
  20. Letter box (fubako) 文箱

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Playing cards 歌留多図

    Unsigned 無銘

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1926-65
  21. Incense box (kôgô) 香合

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Box design with chrysanthemums 菊箱図

    Signed “Hôetsu” 銘 芳悦

    Early 19th century 江戸末期 (19世紀初)

    CB-LJ-1949-142
  22. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Chrysanthemum flowers 菊花図

    Signed “Taishin” with seal 銘  泰真 (印)

    Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903) 池田泰真 (1825-1903)

    CB-LJ-1927-13
  23. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Garden fence with pinks 柴垣撫子図

    Signed “Taishin” with seal 銘  泰真 (印)

    Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903) 池田泰真 (1825-1903)

    CB-LJ-1963-61
  24. Pipe case (kiseruzutsu) 煙管筒

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Mirror in cloth bag 鏡と仕覆図

    Signed “Taishin” with seal 銘 泰真 (印)

    Ikeda Taishin (1825-1903) 池田泰真 (1825-1903)

    CB-LJ-1924-19
  25. Box 箱

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Design of toys 五節句図

    Unsigned 無銘

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1925-43
  26. Inrô 印籠

    Hiramaki-e and togidashi 色絵平、研出蒔絵

    Screen design 屏風図

    Signed “Kajikawa saku” with seal 銘  梶川作  (花押)

    Edo period, 18th - 19th century 江戸中~末期 (18~19世紀)

    CB-LJ-1964-326
  27. Inrô 印籠

    Polychrome hiramaki-e 色絵平蒔絵

    Fan design 扇面図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Edo period, 19th century 江戸末期 (19世紀)

    CB-LJ-1964-324
  28. Inrô 印籠

    Hiramaki-e on gyobu nashiji ground 刑部梨地色絵平蒔絵

    Fan design 扇面図

    Signed “Kansai” with kaô 銘  寛哉  (花押)

    Edo period, 18th - 19th century 江戸中~末期 (18~19世紀)

    CB-LJ-1964-413
  29. Box 箱

    Takamaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 高蒔絵螺鈿

    Lid: autumn flowers 秋草図(蓋)

    Interior: ink stone and water dropper 硯と水滴 (中)

    Unsigned 無銘

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1934-127
  30. Tea caddy (natsume) 棗

    Polychrome togidashi 色絵研出蒔絵

    Bush clover and autumn grasses 萩秋七草図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Late19th- early 20th century 明治~大正時代

    CB-LJ-1927-71
  31. Box 箱

    Hiramaki-e and togidashi 平、研出蒔絵

    Bush clover (hagi) 萩図

    Unsigned 無銘

    Late 19th- early 20th century 明治~大正時代

    CB-LJ-1964-8

  32. Box with tray 重小箱

    Togidashi with mother-of-pearl inlay 研出蒔絵螺鈿

    Dragon, phoenix, kirin and tortoise 龍鳳凰麒麟亀図

    Unsigned 無銘

    19th century 江戸末期~明治初期

    CB-LJ-1924-33
  33. Inrô 印籠

    Hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay 平蒔絵螺鈿

    Pine, birds and kaki fruit drying 干柿に群雀図

    Signed “Kajikawa” with seal 銘 梶川  (印)

    Edo period, 18th - 19th century 江戸中~末期 (18~19世紀)

    CB-LJ-1964-55