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Image Not Available for Octagonal food box (Jubako)
Octagonal food box (Jubako)
Image Not Available for Octagonal food box (Jubako)

Octagonal food box (Jubako)

Date19th century
MediumWood; brown, gold, and silver lacquers; gold-flecked paper; and silk
Dimensions17 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches (45.1 × 38.7 cm)
CultureJapanese
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Professor Ellen C. Oppler
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Silk
  • Lacquer
  • Gold-flecked paper
  • Boxes (containers)
  • Crests
  • Ferns
  • Grasses
  • Paulownia leaves
  • Plant-derived motifs
  • Plants
  • Rock
  • Vessels - Boxes
  • Wood
  • Japanese
Object number2001.145.003
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