Tobacco Pouch with Nanban Figures, first half 19th century
Metal fitting by Hamano Noriyukiexpand_more
Polychrome-lacquered and gilded leather with metalexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.450
Not on Viewexpand_more
Gilt leather was introduced to Japan from Europe in the seventeenth century. Inspired by these imported goods, Japanese artisans experimented and developed new techniques, producing works such as this tobacco pouch that uses gold paint, gold foil, and multicolored lacquer to depict a scene of decidedly non-Japanese figures, fauna, and flora. The metal fitting was created by the prominent machibori (lit. town carver) Hamano Noriyuki, an independent metal worker who was not employed by a lord and is famous for his sword fittings.
Details
- Title
- Tobacco Pouch with Nanban Figures
- Artist Life
- 1771 - 1852
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.450
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 841
- Curator Approved
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