Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
Case (Inrō) with Design of Deity of Longevity (Jurōjin) (obverse); Boy Offering a Tortoise (reverse)
View through The Met
Fundami sprinkled lacquer gold and colored hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief and foil decoration; Netsuke: lacquered wood figure of Juro-jin; Ojime: zogan metal, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1913
Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Deity of Longevity (Jurōjin) (obverse); Boy Offering a Tortoise (reverse)
Description:
Fundami sprinkled lacquer gold and colored hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief and foil decoration; Netsuke: lacquered wood figure of Juro-jin; Ojime: zogan metal, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
Related Results
Spectacle case of painted and gilded mother-of-pearl, ca. 1685-1688, containing a later pair of tortoise-shell and silver folding spectacles of 1700-1725, probably made in France. Spectacle case of painted and gilded mother-of-pearl, containing a later pa
Spectacle case of painted and gilded mother-of-pearl, ca. 1685-1688, containing a later pair of tortoise-shell and silver folding spectacles of 1700-1725, probably made in France. Spectacle case of painted and gilded mother-of-pearl, containing a later pa
Spectacle case of painted and gilded mother-of-pearl, ca. 1685-1688, containing a later pair of tortoise-shell and silver folding spectacles of 1700-1725, probably made in France. ...
Folding fan of embroidered and painted silk, painted by Rosie Haughton, and cardboard box, Bellini, England, 1880s. Folding fan, the leaf is of embroidered and painted black silk gauze with separate leaves for the obverse and reverse of the fan. Inserted
Folding fan of embroidered and painted silk, painted by Rosie Haughton, and cardboard box, Bellini, England, 1880s. Folding fan, the leaf is of embroidered and painted black silk gauze with separate leaves for the obverse and reverse of the fan. Inserted
Folding fan of embroidered and painted silk, painted by Rosie Haughton, and cardboard box, Bellini, England, 1880s. Folding fan, the leaf is of embroidered and painted black silk g...
Pendant, made from a nut carved with the head of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse, England, ca.1643. Plum-stone pendant, carved with the heads of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse. Carved n
Pendant, made from a nut carved with the head of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse, England, ca.1643. Plum-stone pendant, carved with the heads of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse. Carved n
Pendant, made from a nut carved with the head of Charles I on the obverse and the future Charles II on the reverse, England, ca.1643. Plum-stone pendant, carved with the heads of C...
Case (Inrō) with Design of Hotei (Putai) Carrying a Small Boy (obverse); Boy Carrying Gourd-Flask (reverse)
Case (Inrō) with Design of Hotei (Putai) Carrying a Small Boy (obverse); Boy Carrying Gourd-Flask (reverse)
Gold lacquer with ivory and wood inlay; Netsuke: ivory and lacquered wood figure Ojime: gold bead with face of Daikoku god of good fortune, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan...
Bead necklace dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian deity Oxossi
Bead necklace dedicated to the Afro-Brazilian deity Oxossi
Necklace of green flat, cylindrical porcelain beads.™ The necklace is dedicated to Oxossi, the deity of the forest and the hunt. His color is green or green with red and his sign t...
Inrō in the Shape of a Leather Tobacco Case (Tabakoire) with Flowering Plum
Inrō in the Shape of a Leather Tobacco Case (Tabakoire) with Flowering Plum
Inrō: carved wood with lacquer imitating leather; gilded metal clasp; ojime: patinated metal bead; netsuke: Chinese boy (karako) with mask on shishi lion; carved wood, Edo period (...
Figur. Lu Xing. Qingdynastin
Figur. Lu Xing. Qingdynastin
FIGURE. Lu Xing, one of the three Taoist star gods for happiness, high rank and long life. The three Taoist star gods were connected by astrologers with planets and stars in the sk...
Figure, Fu Xing, Taoist Star God for Happiness. The Qing Dynasty
Figure, Fu Xing, Taoist Star God for Happiness. The Qing Dynasty
FIGURE. Fu Xing, one of the three Taoist star gods for happiness, high rank and long life. Standing, holding a gossechild next to his chest. Mustaches and Beards of Black Tail.
Th...