Writing Box, Cloth-fulling design in maki-e lacquer, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 12
February 14, 2012 (Tue) - May 6, 2012 (Sun)
Features maki-e works from Heian to Edo period. The exhibit shows the history and beauty of maki-e, a unique lacquerwork method that developed in Japan.
Current exhibition includes:
Writing Box, Cloth-fulling design in maki-e lacquer, Muromachi period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property)
Writing Box, Courtly carriage design in maki-e lacquer, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Rack for Kei (Buddhist ritual gong), Auspicious flower (hosoge) design in mother-of-pearl inlay and heijin-style maki-e lacquer, Heian period, 12th century (Lent by Daichojuin, Iwate, National Treasure)
San`e-bako (Box for Priest's Garments), Shinobu (hare's-foot fern) and arrowroot design in maki-e lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay, Nanbokucho period, dated 1342 (Lent by Kongobu-ji, Wakayama, Important Cultural Property)