ticketsMember | Make a donation

Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crest

18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 菊唐草葵紋蒔絵提重
  • Title: Portable Picnic Set (sagejū) with Chrysanthemums, Foliage Scroll, and Tokugawa Family Crest
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application on nashiji lacquer ground
  • Dimensions: H. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Lacquer
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
  • Object Number: 81.1.137a–p
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kurodana) with Wild Grapevine and Family Crest, Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, Japan
Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kurodana) with Wild Grapevine and Family Crest
Japan
first half 17th century
Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Lotus Pond, Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”), Japan
Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Lotus Pond
Japan
early 17th century
Stand with Autumn Grasses and Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”), Japan
Stand with Autumn Grasses and Flowers
Japan
first half of the 17th century
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground, Japan
Sake Ewer (Hisage) with Chrysanthemums and Paulownia Crests in Alternating Fields
Japan
early 17th century
Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”), Japan
Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels
Japan
first half of the 17th century

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.