Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries

Visitors' Forum

Asian Art Forums - Detail List
Asian Art Forums

Message Listing by Date:
Message Index | Back | Post a New Message | Search | Private Mail | FAQ
Subject:japanese lacquer box
Posted By: jack Thu, Mar 29, 2018 IP: 5.102.236.106
Hello
just wanted to find out some more information about this japanese lacquer wood and ivory inlaid box, as you can see the quality is high but the samurai on the cover is writhing something on a tree trunk and wanted to know if someone can please help me to translate this , as well i wanted to know if someone can help with the age and maybe the artist who made the box

Thank you all for the help







Subject:Re: japanese lacquer box
Posted By: I.Nagy Fri, Mar 30, 2018
Inscription in my translation,
天莫空勾踐　時非無范蠡
Gods does not live up to Guojian
because there is Fan Li to help

Guojian (496-46 B.C.) was the king of Kingdom Yue at the end of Spring and Autumn period.
Fan Li was his advisor and was a legend for his success, so became the Chinese God of Wealth (Caishen 財神）

This well known classical Chinese phrase was selected by a Japanese artist.

With regards,
I.Nagy

Asianart.com | Associations | Articles | Exhibitions | Galleries |