Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900

Nature can also bring good things. In Japanese folklore the ‘Treasure Ship’ supplies riches from overseas. The box is decorated with bales of rice, coral, the hammer of Daikoku, the god of good fortune, and a lucky crane and turtle.

  • Artwork typebox
  • Object numberAK-MAK-889
  • Dimensionsheight 4.2 cm x width 16.2 cm x depth 9.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicslacquer, wood

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship
    • Box in the form of the Treasure Ship, the vessel of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-889

  • Description

    Lakdoos in de vorm van een schattenschip (takarabune) in goud- en roodlak.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1900

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    lacquer, wood

  • Dimensions

    height 4.2 cm x width 16.2 cm x depth 9.9 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection de Monchy;{Note RMA.}…; collection Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship
  • Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship
  • Box in the Shape of the Treasure Ship