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Scroll or letter box (fubako) w/ design of crane, tortoise, pine and bamboo
Scroll or letter box (fubako) w/ design of crane, tortoise, pine and bamboo

Scroll or letter box (fubako) w/ design of crane, tortoise, pine and bamboo

Maker
Date19th century
MediumBlack with gold lacquer; two gold cords with tassels
Dimensions3 × 15 3/8 × 3 1/2 inches (7.6 × 39.1 × 8.9 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard S. Liddell
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Japanese
  • Black and gold lacquer
  • Cord
  • Amphibians
  • Animals
  • Bamboo
  • Birds
  • Boxes (containers)
  • Crests
  • Flowers
  • Longevity
  • Manchurian cranes
  • Pine trees
  • Plant-derived motifs
  • Plants
  • Quatrefoils
  • Reptiles
  • Rings
  • Symbols
  • Tassels
  • Tortoises
  • Turtles
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Writing tools
Object number83.058.001
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