Miniature Inr with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves 19th century Shibata Zeshin The small boats that plied the misty waters of the Uji River often appear in Japanese classical literature as images of rusticity and human vulnerability. They are a potent and recurring motif in the later chapters of the Tale of Genji. This miniature is copied from a design by the Rimpa artist Ketsu, who took such unmistakable literary references and distilled them into striking forms.. Miniature Inr with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves. Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807-1891). Japan. 19th century. Gold maki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer; netsuke of hardwood with cloisonne. Meiji period (1868-1912). Inr
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