Book Box with Kanzan and Jittoku

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Book Box with Kanzan and Jittoku

Alternate Title: 寒山拾得紋蒔絵文庫
Japan, late Edo period, circa 1800-1868
Lacquer
Basket; lacquer with maki-e (sprinkled powder design)
4 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. (11.7 x 27.3 x 30.8 cm)
Gift of Ann Meselson (M.78.125a-b)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: J/K." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.4 (2009): 14-19.