Vase with Japanese Scenes in Shells
During the Edo period in Japan (1615-1868), the shell-matching game ("kai awase") was popular among women. It involved matching shells that had been painted with scenes from the 9th-century classical novel "The Tale of Genji." This vase has been decorated with such shells.
Artifact
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id
2065
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| contentType |
contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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| source |
source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_47.376_Fnt_Neg_H43.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_47.376_Fnt_Neg_H43.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL2_47.376_Fnt_Neg_H43.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/47.376 |
Terms
Medium
layered glass with gilt
Genre
vases