Authenticating Box (Tomobako)

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Authenticating Box (Tomobako)

Artist Kanjiro Kawai (Japanese, 1890-1966)

Place of OriginJapan

Dateabout 1970

DimensionsH: 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); W: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Depth: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)

MediumWood.

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman

Object number

1995.29B

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Label TextAuthenticating boxes attest to the makers, who are held in high esteem, of the vessels which they contain. The inscription translates: Kanjiro made this three-color bride’s coat (glaze technique) tea bowl. It is signed: Kawai, Takeichi authenticates.Comparative ReferencesSee also Arts of Asia, May-June, 1974.