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Anonymous
Covered Tea Carrier with Design of Autumn Grasses19th century

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Small Japanese lacquer container with fitted dome lid, deep reddish-brown ground decorated with gold makie botanical motifs of grasses, oval leaves, and ferns

Anonymous, Covered Tea Carrier with Design of Autumn Grasses, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Bella Mabury, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Covered Tea Carrier with Design of Autumn Grasses
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Red lacquer with gold leaves, grasses, and flowers
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (6.7 x 6.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Bella Mabury
Accession Number
M.39.3.39a-b
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art