© Ōtaki Genichi

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Tea chest with floral design,

1965

Ōtaki Genichi 大滝源一, born 1928, active Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Japanese
Shōwa era, 1926–1989
2019-294 a-b

Information

Title
Tea chest with floral design
Dates

1965

Maker

Ōtaki Genichi 大滝源一

Medium
Wood and red lacquer
Dimensions
10.6 × 33.2 × 25.7 cm (4 3/16 × 13 1/16 × 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Ruth Dickes
Object Number
2019-294 a-b
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Inscription
Inscription on cover [ ]無形文化財 [ ] Intangible Cultural Property 堆朱茶櫃 red lacquer with carved relief, tea chest Inscription on back of cover 村上 Murakami [city] 大滝源一作 Made by Ōtaki Genichi 昭和四十年十一月吉日求之 7th year of Shōwa [1965], 11th month, asked for on an auspicious day 本田中 ? (name?) Artist’s seal 鶴舟 sq. relief
Description
Box and lid with raised lacquer carved with chrysanthemum on top and sides.
Culture
Japanese
Period
Showa
Type
tea chests
Materials
wood, lacquer
Subject
chrysanthemums, floral patterns

– Flores &amp; Iva (New York, NY), sold to Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ), Aug. 1996.<br> –2019 Richard and Ruth Dickes (Morristown, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.<br>

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