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Anonymous
Book Box with Kanzan and Jittokulate Edo period, circa 1800-1868

Not on view
Lacquer box with rounded square form, amber basket-weave patterned lid, and raised metal inlay of two robed figures, one laughing and holding a scroll
Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Book Box with Kanzan and Jittoku
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late Edo period, circa 1800-1868
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Basket; lacquer with maki-e (sprinkled powder design)
Dimensions
4 5/8 x 10 3/4 x 12 1/8 in. (11.7 x 27.3 x 30.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Meselson
Accession Number
M.78.125a-b
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: J/K." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.4 (2009): 14-19.