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Writing Box (Suzuri-bako) with Hell Courtesan’s Robe (box open view). Japan, late Edo (1615-1868) - early Meiji (1867-1912) period, 1850s-1870s. This small writing box merges two popular pictorial subjects: the "Whose Sleeves?" (Tagasode) composition and the Hell Courtesan (Jigoku Dayu). On the courtesan’s robe draped over a lacquer kimono rack, we see various demons and Emma-O, one of the Ten Kings of Hell, with his scowling red face and bulging eyes. According to local legends, the Hell Courtesan, from the port of Sakai, is said to have attained enlightenment with the help of the Zen monk Ikkyu (1394-1481). Lacquered wood with gold, silver, iroko (color) takamaki-e, hiramaki-e on black ground. H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 6 in. (16.2 cm); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937 (38.25.92a-d).

Location The Metropolitan Museum of Art/New York, NY/USA

Unique Identifier ART481776

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3136px × 2400px

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