Large hand-drum core with tigers and pines
drum core with cup-like shape on either end of decorated cylinder; image of a tiger on each "cup", one is crawling among pine branches, while the other is looking up, toward center handle, also among pine branches; stylized pine trees with large spoked circles with three smaller center circles; stylized clouds and bamboo leaves
- Date
- late 16th century
- In our collection
- since July the 15th, 2016 up to now
- Dimensions
- 11 × 4 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (27.94 × 11.43 × 11.27 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Black lacquer with gold maki-e and pictorial pearskin ground (e-nashiji)
- Price
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- Composition
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copper 31% atium 18% zinc 43% oxygen 8%