Cosmetic Box Decorated with the “Three Friends of Winter”
19th century
Physical Qualities
Lacquer, metal fittings, replacement cord, 13.3 x 13.3 x 15.9 cm. (5 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.2010.18
The popular Chinese pairing of pine, bamboo and plum,
a metaphor for survival in the face of adversity, is combined
on this box with other flowers.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore; Claribel or Etta Cone, Baltimore; probably purchased in Japan in 1907 on Cone Family trip
Frances Klapthor, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The Poetic Imagery of Japanese Art," February 22-August 8, 2010. (Levy Rotation)
