Tray with a Landscape of Cherry Blossoms at Mount Yoshino Artist: Unknown

late 18th–early 19th century

Asian Art

Not on view

吉野山花見小盆　金彩高蒔絵梨地裏　江戸時代

This small tray in the shape of two overlapping squares depicts Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture, one of the most famous scenic spots in Japan for enjoying the flowering cherry blossoms, often extolled in Japanese literature and poetry and depicted in the visual arts. The mountain’s reputation in this regard dates back to before the period of Emperor Go-daigo (1288–1339), who based himself in the area when he attempted, unsuccessfully, to establish an alternate line of imperial succession. The cherry blossoms appear in pink and white at lower left, amid the clouds and beneath a layer of characteristically shaped pine tree needles.

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in low taka maki-e (raised) and nashiji (resembling pear skin)

Dimensions

5 × 5 3/4 in. (12.7 × 14.6 cm)

Credit Line

Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore

Accession Number

1955.4.33

Geography

Japan

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Classification

Containers

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Provenance
Mrs. William H. Moore (Ada Small Moore, 1858–1955), New York by 1955; bequeathed to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1955
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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trays

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