Caption

Box with a lid, Japanese art; Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868. The relief depicts the seated god of happiness Hotei. Carved red lacquer. 1st half of the 19th century Edo period, 1603–1868. Container; height 1.8 cm, width 8.6 cm, depth 6.6 cm., A carved rectangular panel showing a reclining figure with a rounded face and closed eyes, resting an arm on a large circular object decorated with floral motifs; the carving has smooth raised contours and recessed outlines, with visible tool marks and worn edges. The scene is rendered in a deep red color with darker red to almost black shading in the recesses and along the carved lines, and the background around the figure is uniformly red. The overall composition is centered on the figure and circular object, with curved drapery forms and flowing decorative patterns visible across the surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_372

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 20.0in x 16.2in / 6000 x 4858 (300dpi)

Keywords

Box lid Japanese art Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 relief depicts seated god happiness Hotei Carved red lacquer 1st half 19th century Edo period 1603–1868 Container height 1.8 cm width 8.6 cm depth 6.6 cm carved rectangular panel showing reclining figure rounded face closed eyes resting arm large circular object decorated floral motifs carving smooth raised contours recessed outlines visible tool marks worn edges scene rendered deep color darker red almost black shading recesses carved lines background figure uniformly red composition centered circular object curved drapery forms flowing decorative patterns visible across surface.