Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji

Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) Japanese

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A Bugaku hat and scattered maple leaves evoke the aura of the fictional prince Genji, the ideal Heian gentleman of sensitivity, elegance, and accomplishment. The images recall the episode in The Tale of Genji (Momijiga) in which the prince and his friend awe guests during an autumn festival at the palace with their dancing to "Waves of the Blue Sea," a piece that came into Japanese court music and dance from Tang China.

Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan

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Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan
Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji, Style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747), Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Japan

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