Fusensai Shūshō 浮船斎秀勝 (18./19. C.)
Red Maki-e Sake Cup with Lion Dog
| Inv. Nr. | #18.003 |
| Date | Mid Edo period, 18th/early 19th Century |
| Material | Wood, lacquer, gold and silver |
| Dimensions | H 3,3 x Diam. 12,9 cm |
With fitted wooden box.
Price: EUR 1.500
Richly decorated sake cup (sakazuki) with lion dog (komainu) climbing a waterfall rock, made in gold takamaki-e by lacquer master Fusensai Shūshō (dates unknown). Fusensai was an Edo period lacquer master of the late 18th/early 19th century. He specialized in making decorated pillboxes (inrō) and other highly decorated lacquer works such as lacquered ceremonial sake cups. This fine example may have been part of a set used for New Year's sake offerings.
His works are collected in many international public and private collections. A good reference work on sake cups is held by the Edo Tokyo Museum.