Poem box (tanzakubako)
Lacquer ware
Japan
Subject/design:
Large feather fitted with a straw handle and metal ring, used in the tea ceremony to clean the hearth.
Materials:
Hiramaki-e and togidashi lacquer
Date:
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Size:
Dim. 38.8 x 7.8 x 2.8 cm
Place of origin:
Japan
Artist:
Unknown
Inventory number:
CB.LJ.1924.41
Copyright:
Fondation Baur
Photographer:
Marian Gérard