Box, lacquer, the base with white metal liner. Rectangular box of four tiers with a cover (A). The design is divided diagonally into two parts, the ground being half gold and half black, the former decorated with gold flowers and scrolling foliage detailed in black in low-relief, and the latter with flowers and scrolling foliage in gold and silver with details in black. The gilding on the foliage is worn in parts revealing traces of red. The lowest tier has two recessed rectangular grooves with raised white metal fillings (probably silver alloyed with copper). The remains of textiles in the grooves suggest it once had ribbon ties. The interior and base are decorated with dense nashiji (shimmering spangles) and the lowest tier is lined with white metal (probably silver alloyed with copper) with a nashiji rim.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 6.4 cm
Length: 7.2 cm
Width: 5.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa
1615
-
1868
Decoration
composed of
lacquer
( black and gold)
gilt
Box
composed of
wood (plant material)
Base
composed of
white metal
Inlay
composed of
silver
Lacquering : Box, lacquer, the base with white metal liner, decorated on a ground half gold and half black
Accession number: MAR.O.48 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 23898
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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