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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1983.39
Title
Hand-Drum (Tsuzumi) Core with Decoration of Morning Glories
Other Titles
Transliterated Title: Tsuzumi
Classification
Musical Instruments
Work Type
musical instrument
Date
Momoyama period, 1568-1603
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Momoyama period, 1568-1615
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201933

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the "hiramaki-e" (low-relief sprinkled design) technique
Dimensions
H. 25.4 x Diam. 11 cm (10 x 4 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Inscription on interior

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Fund for Asian Art
Accession Year
1983
Object Number
1983.39
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Kristin A. Mortimer and William G. Klingelhofer, Harvard University Art Museums: A Guide to the Collections, Harvard University Art Museums and Abbeville Press (Cambridge and New York, 1986), no. 50, p. 49
  • Abby Hykin, "FT-IR Analysis of Asian Lacquers" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1993), Unpublished, pp. 1-6 passim

Exhibition History

  • Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum, and Bamboo: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 07/06/2002 - 01/05/2003
  • Cultivating Virtue: Botanical Motifs and Symbols in East Asian Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/08/2006 - 04/08/2007

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

Verification Level

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