Letter Box (base)

1700s

Ogata Kōrin

Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)

Japanese Art

Letter Box (base), 1700s. Manner of Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.165.a

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ogata Kōrin
Classification: Lacquer
Formatted Medium: lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay
Medium: lacquer, pewter, mother-of-pearl, inlay
Dimensions: Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1972.165.a
Credit Line: Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
Exhibitions: Conserving the Past for the Future, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973: Year in Review 1972.
Rights Statement: CC0