All That Glistens

A Century of Japanese Lacquer

Attributed to Umezawa Ryūshin, 1874–1953, Cosmetic Box (tebako) with Tiger Lilies, Pinks, and Cricket. Kyoto; Taishō/Shōwa period, about 1912–30. Lacquer. Denver Art Museum; Anonymous donor in honor of Kyoko Kita, 2011.258

Unsigned, Cosmetic Box (tebako) with Mandarin Orange Branches. Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture; Taishō period, about 1912–26. Lacquer, pewter. Denver Art Museum; Sam F. and Freda Davis Charitable Trust, 2011.284

Unsigned, Cosmetic Box (tebako) with Mandarin Orange Branches. Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture; Taishō period, about 1912–26. Lacquer, pewter. Denver Art Museum; Sam F. and Freda Davis Charitable Trust, 2011.284

Attributed to Umezawa Ryūshin, 1874–1953, Cosmetic Box (tebako) with Tiger Lilies, Pinks, and Cricket. Kyoto; Taishō/Shōwa period, about 1912–30. Lacquer. Denver Art Museum; Anonymous donor in honor of Kyoko Kita, 2011.258