Flower container
Flower container

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Flower container,

1543–1615

Japanese
Muromachi period, 1333–1568 | Momoyama period, 1573–1615 | Edo period, 1603–1868
2024-424

Information

Title
Flower container
Dates

1543–1615

Medium
Bamboo with repair of gold lacquer and metal pins
Dimensions
36 × 10.2 × 8.8 cm (14 3/16 × 4 × 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
Object Number
2024-424
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese, Asian
Period
Momoyama, Edo (Japanese period)
Type
vessels (containers)
Materials
bamboo, metalwork, lacquer
Subject
flowers, tea, tea ceremonies

1982 – present Collection of Peggy and Richard M. Danziger
1982 Purchased by Danzigers from John McGee, Kyoto

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