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Ivory box

Place of OriginJapan
DateEdo Period (1603-1868)
DimensionsDiam: 2 in.
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1948.203A-B
Not on View
DescriptionCover: acorn and leaves in red, gold, and black lacquer; interiors: pine needles and leaf, in gold and black; bottom: incised butterfly.
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