https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/75934/fullBox2 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches (5.7 x 24.1 cm)Wood, gold and black lacquerGeorge and Mary Rockwell Collection88.002.2120This lacquer box is decorated with patterns of hollyhock leaves and flowers in gold and silver on a black and orange lacquer ground. The leaves are interspersed with seven family crests (three on cover, four box itself). The crest (mon), two crossed lines within a circle, is that of the Shimazu family, daimyos of Satsuma, and probably depicts the kutsuwa, an ornamental ring on the side of a horse's bit.
Decorative Arts18747324603Unidentified artistJapanEdo Period (1603–1867)88.002.212_Disc0392_03925003