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Box: MAR.O.91 & A-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lacquer box, in the shape of two intersecting boxes. Gold ground decorated in gold and silver-grey. On the top are birds amid flowers and diaper pattern. On the sides are insects on grass bearing dewdrops. Base and interior nashiji

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa 1700 - 1868

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular label with a border of three blue lines inscribed beside the No. '197' in faded black ink, at the bottom of the label and written upside down in pencil is 'A\\'f'

  • Text: 197 A\\'f
  • Location: Stuck in the centre of the base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in black ink and pencil
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.91 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 207632
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 12 January 2016 Updated: Tuesday 12 January 2016 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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