Incense Box and Wrapping Cloth, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799
painting, h 2.3cm More details
The Dutch VOC introduced chintz into Japan and China, where it was treasured as an exotic textile. In Japan it was called sarasa and was used to wrap artefacts, such as this incense box. Objects with a chintz wrapping are also found in the Chinese imperial collection.
