BoxesJapanese18th century

Incense-Game Set (Kōdōgubako) in the Form of a Birdcage with Flying Cuckoo Design

Muromachi and Edo period, 16th and 18th centuries

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with silver and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

22.3 x 25.4 x 19.5 cm (8 3/4 x 10 x 7 11/16 in.)

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