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Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama, Shomosai Japanese, Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and cutout gold- and silver-foil application, Japan — Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama
Shomosai
first half 19th century

Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama, Shomosai Japanese, Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and cutout gold- and silver-foil application, Japan — Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama
Shomosai
first half 19th century

Inrō with God of Longevity (Jurōjin) and a Stag (obverse) and Long-Tailed Turtle (Minogame) under Bamboo (reverse), Somada School Artist Japanese, Four cases; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, nashiji (“pear-skin ground”), gold foil cutouts, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground Netsuke: manju type, basket with chrysanthemums; lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay Ojime: carved red lacquer bead, Japan — Inrō with God of Longevity (Jurōjin) and a Stag (obverse) and Long-Tailed Turtle (Minogame) under Bamboo (reverse)
Somada School Artist
late 18th–early 19th century

Inrō in the Shape of a House

, Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application on black lacquer ground<br/>Netsuke: ivory; Hotei in a bag<br/>Ojime: metal bead, Japan — Inrō in the Shape of a House
Japan
late 18th–early 19th century

Inrō with Basket of Spring Flowers (obverse); Basket of Autumn Flowers (reverse)

, Five cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application on black and nashiji lacquer ground<br/>Netsuke: lacquered wood with hiramaki-e; chrysanthemum and paulownia flower<br/>Ojime: silver bead inlaid with gold, Japan — Inrō with Basket of Spring Flowers (obverse); Basket of Autumn Flowers (reverse)
Japan
late 18th–early 19th century

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e and cutout gold- and silver-foil application; lead rim, Japan — Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the Poet Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
Japan
18th century

Writing Desk (Bundai) with Landscape and Geese, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, Japan — Writing Desk (Bundai) with Landscape and Geese
Japan
17th century

Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, Japan — Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji
Japan
second half of 19th century

Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama, Shomosai Japanese, Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e and cutout gold- and silver-foil application, Japan — Sake Cup with Scenes from the Noh Plays Pine in the Winds, Yōrō Falls, and The Tengu of Mount Kurama
Shomosai
first half 19th century

Inrō with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, Tōyō Japanese, Three cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and gold foil cutouts on black lacquer ground Netsuke: box with flowers; lacquered wood with hiramaki-e Ojime: coral bead, Japan — Inrō with the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Tōyō
second half of the 18th century

Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cutout gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground, Japan — Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis
Japan
second half of the19th century

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Brass Cutout, Lockwood de Forest American, Brass; chased — Brass Cutout
Lockwood de Forest
ca. 1892

Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with an Auspicious Landscape of Young Pines and Nandina Shrubs

, Lacquered wood with gold, silver, red hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cutout gold foil application on black and nashiji lacquer ground, Japan — Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with an Auspicious Landscape of Young Pines and Nandina Shrubs
Japan
second half of the 19th century

Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream

, Black lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e and cutout gold foil application, Japan — Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream
Japan
18th century

Ash Container (Takigara-ire) for Incense Ceremony, with Family Crest, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum, Lacquered wood with gold, silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, and cutout gold leaf, Japan — Ash Container (Takigara-ire) for Incense Ceremony, with Family Crest, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum
Japan
18th century

Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, and red and green lacquer, Japan — Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji
Japan
late 19th century

Inrō with Wisteria Trellis, Inrō: five cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application on gold lacquer ground; ojime: goldstone (glass) bead; netsuke: three wise monkeys; carved wood with red lacquer, Japan — Inrō with Wisteria Trellis
Japan
mid-19th century

Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory, Japan — Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves
Japan
17th–18th century

Inrō with Shells and Seaweeds amid Rocks and Waves, Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, silver inlay on gold ground; metal cord runners; ojime: copper with mixed-metal inlay and gilded details; netsuke: carved ivory, Japan — Inrō with Shells and Seaweeds amid Rocks and Waves
Japan
17th–18th century

Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo, Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil cutouts, and colored ivory inlay on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, bamboo with sparrow; wood and metal Ojime: blue-and-white porcelain bead, Japan — Inrō with Sparrows and Bamboo
Japan
mid-19th–early 20th century

Pair of Incense Boxes (Kōgō) in the Shape of Mandarin Ducks, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, Japan — Pair of Incense Boxes (Kōgō) in the Shape of Mandarin Ducks
Japan
second half of the 19th century

Philip Pearlstein, Alex Katz American, Oil on aluminum cutout painted front and back — Philip Pearlstein
Alex Katz
1978

Study for Philip Pearlstein, Alex Katz American, Oil on aluminum cutout — Study for Philip Pearlstein
Alex Katz
1978

John's Loft, Alex Katz American, Oil on aluminum cutout — John's Loft
Alex Katz
1969

Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, and cutout gold- and silver-foil application on gold nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground, Japan — Shelf for Cosmetic Boxes (Kuro-dana) with Pine, Bamboo, Cherry Blossoms, and Crests of the Matsudaira and Shimazu Families
Japan
early 19th century

Two Pierrots Balancing on Swans and Two Dancers, Hans Christian Andersen Danish, Cutout in blue paper, mounted on an album sheet — Two Pierrots Balancing on Swans and Two Dancers
Hans Christian Andersen
1820–75

A Fully Cut Fairy Tale, Hans Christian Andersen Danish, Paper cutout — A Fully Cut Fairy Tale
Hans Christian Andersen
ca. 1864

Album of Silhouettes

Lotte Gützlaff

ca. 1930

Stephen Antonakos

Jo Watanabe

1988

Buchinger Family Tree, Matthias Buchinger German, Pen and ink on paper with cutouts — Buchinger Family Tree
Matthias Buchinger
May 28, 1729