Object

Letter Box with Cherry Blossoms in Makie

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Date
制作年 AD17
Title
サクラマキエフバコ
Materials, techniques and shape
Lacquered wood with maki-e
Collections
Depository
Keio Museum Commons Campus Mita
Ref. number
AW-CEN-000691-0000
License
CC BY Images license
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

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Classification
Art
AI Tagging
Musical instrument Rectangle Wood Box Art

Two young cherry trees with supple stems grow on a little mound of dirt, as if wanting to reach the sky. In the Makura-no-Soshi (The Pillow Book), Sei Shonagon writes that the “best cherry trees are those with large blossoms, dark leaves and thin, flexible twigs.” The decorative cherry trees on the exhibited letter box remind the viewer of this passage from the ancient literary masterpiece.

Overview

Rights

Ref. number
AW-CEN-000691-0000
License
CC BY
Creditline

慶應義塾(センチュリー赤尾コレクション)

Images
license

Depository and ID

Depository
Keio Museum Commons
Campus Mita
URL
Classification
Art

Components

OPEN DATADESIGN

Details

Identifiers

Title (EN)
Letter Box with Cherry Blossoms in Makie

Physical description

Weights and quantities
Quantity 1合
Attachments
メモ2枚/紐2本

Identifiers

Title (EN)
Letter Box with Cherry Blossoms in Makie

Physical description

Weights and quantities
Quantity 1合
Attachments
メモ2枚/紐2本