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Box

Maker Unidentified artist

MediumWood, gold and black lacquer

Dimensions2 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (5.7 x 24.1 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo Period (1603–1867)

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineGeorge and Mary Rockwell Collection

Terms

Decorative Arts
Japanese
Black lacquer
Gold lacquer
Boxes (containers)
Crests
Flowers
Geometric patterns
Hollyhocks
Leaves
Plant-derived motifs
Spirals
Symbols
Vines
Wood

Object number88.002.212

Collections

Asia and Pacific

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