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Covered box with design of eagle on a pine branch
Covered box with design of eagle on a pine branch

Covered box with design of eagle on a pine branch

Maker
DateEdo Period (1603-1867)
MediumBlack lacquer with gold dust around hiramakie (shallow relief) figures; nashiji ("pear skin") interior and bottom
Dimensions2 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (7 x 24.1 x 19.1 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard S. Liddell
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Black lacquer with gold dust around and hiramakie (shallow relief) figures
  • nashiji ("pear-skin") interior and bottom
  • Animals
  • Bamboo
  • Bark
  • Birds
  • Boxes (containers)
  • Clouds
  • Eagles
  • Feathers
  • Fog
  • Hawks
  • Kingfishers
  • Longevity
  • Pheasants
  • Pine trees
  • Plants
  • Tree branches
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Japanese
Object number78.018.002
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