History can be interesting, knowledge is all around you, and a daily treasure takes you from the clues of cultural relics to see through the dusty secrets. The treasure I want to interpret for you today is the Genji Tsuki-eki Box.
Learn a little history every day, starting with a daily treasure, today to share with you the Genji Tsuki-eki box.
Painting refers to the decoration of patterns drawn on lacquerware with gold, silver, toner and other materials, which is a traditional Japanese craft technology.
Using the stickiness of the lacquer, the technique of fixing silver or gold powder to the lacquer according to the desired pattern is called "painting". "Lacquer" refers to the sap of the lacquer tree, which is applied to the utensils, in addition to fixing silver powder and gold powder, but also making the utensils more shiny. It is now in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
There are many motifs in the paintings, and the techniques are constantly improved and innovated with the times. Many of Japan's national treasures are works of eduli paintings, such as "Eight Bridges Painting Screw Tungsten Brick Box" and "Piece WheelEr Drawer Screw Handbox".
Due to the fact that Japan had trade with many European countries during the Edo period or earlier, traces of Japanese paintings can also be seen in museums in some European countries, such as the "Pavilion Character Genji Monogatari Painting Box" in the Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom, which was purchased from Japan by the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century when Japan implemented the lockdown.
Persistence is a kind of strength.
We'll be tomorrow
Not seen, not scattered
More HD larger images
Here ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓