里芋菊蒔絵重箱|Stacked Food Box (Jūbako) with Taro Plants and Chrysanthemums
Object type: Box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1868–1912) period
Artist: Shibata Zeshin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Lacquered wood, gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and colored togidashimaki-e


Dimensions: H. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Flowers