Tea Cabinet with Bamboo
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This lacquered tea cabinet, festooned with bamboo motifs in brilliant gold pigment, was displayed at a decorative arts exhibition in Kyoto held by the Katsumikai, an arts society founded by Sekka. The artist established the group to research traditional painting design. By the time this deluxe decorated cabinetwork was presented, the organization had merged with Kyōbikai, another association founded by the artist. This newly formed organization focused more on the commercial promotion of the decorative arts, as well as the nurturing of younger artists. Sekka and his fellow artists became tastemakers in Kyoto, and their exhibitions and publications extolling and reinterpreting traditional Japanese aesthetics had a major impact on contemporary design trends.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tea Cabinet with Bamboo
- Artist: Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)
- Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
- Date: 1918
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Lacquered wood with gold-painted design and metal door-pulls
- Dimensions: H. 24 5/16 in. (61.8 cm); W. 27 3/8 in. (69.5 cm); D. 15 7/8 in. (40.4 cm)
- Classification: Lacquer
- Credit Line: Gitter-Yelen Collection
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art