Title: Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families
Object type: Cosmetic shelf
Date: early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, and cutout gold- and silver-foil application on gold nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground
Dimensions: H. 27 9/16 in. (70 cm); W. (top shelf) 30 5/16 in. (77 cm); D. (top shelf) 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, John and Pauline Gandel Gift, 2015 Benefit Fund, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest and Acquisitions Fund, 2016
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY