A large drum body (otsuzumi)
Edo period, 17th century
A large drum body decorated in elaborate Kodaiji lacquer style with gold and precious inlay techniques. The composition features butterflies and foliage inspired by scenes from the Tale of Genji, with detailed ox-cart imagery on a black ground.
- Medium
- the wood core of the drum decorated in Kodaiji style, in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji, with butterflies hovering among foliage beside an ox-cart, alluding to scenes from the Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari), the top with an open fan, tomoe mon and a further ox cart, all on a black ground
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Pursuit of an Ideal: Fine Japanese Works of Art
October 26, 2021
Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000
Lot 38
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