Natsume tea caddy, Uzawa Shôgetsu
Lacquer ware
Japan
Subject/design:
On the lid, an unrolled scroll with the text of the Heart Sutra (Hannya-kyô).
On the side, within a foliate medallion, the bodhisattva Kannon meditating, seated on a rock near the sea.
Materials:
Lacquer, aogai inlay
Date:
Early 20th century
Size:
Height 5.9 cm
Place of origin:
Japan
Artist:
Uzawa Shôgetsu 鵜沢松月 (c. 1877 - after 1937)
Inventory number:
CB.LJ.1930.104
Copyright:
Fondation Baur
Photographer:
Marian Gérard