Box (kobako)
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Box (kobako)
Place of OriginJapan
DateEdo Period (1615-1868)
DimensionsL: 4 in.; W: 2 1/4 in.
MediumLacquer with gold and silver decoration (hiramakie, fundame, ro-iro, kirikane, togidashi, silvery gray and cinnabar red); Interior: nashiji
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of H.A. Fee
Object number
1952.37A-D
Not on View
DescriptionCover- lady of the Heian court, seated, holding a gold maple leaf. Sides: autumn flowers and grasses. Tray - autumn flowers, with open box containing a gold and red maple leaf.
Restoration Period (1868- ), Late 19th century
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1615-1868), about 1760
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
about 1800
Edo Period (1615-1868), about 1750
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