Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree

SeisenWW-1800-337122

1800·Lacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell Netsuke: basket; woven reeds·3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in. (8.8 x 6 x 2.4 cm)

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Catalogue

Year: 1800
Medium: Lacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell Netsuke: basket; woven reeds
Dimensions: 3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in. (8.8 x 6 x 2.4 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Seisen

Artist

Seisen

Painting

Jakob Seisenegger (1505–1567) was an Austrian portrait painter who was the court painter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. He also painted Ferdinand's brother Charles V. Most of his portraits are of the Austrian Habsburg family and their allies, including several of children.

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