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Box: MAR.O.51 & A-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Box, lacquer. Rectangular with overhanging lid (A) and gold bevelled sides. The exterior of the lid is decorated with a book and two whisks in flat gold on a black ground with dense nashiji (shimmering spangles). The interior and base are black with nashiji.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.3 cm
Length: 4.8 cm
Width: 3.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa 1800 - 1868

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lacquer ( black and gold)

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, gold bevelled sides, decorated with dense nashiji (shimmering spangles)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.51 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 23928
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Box" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/23928 Accessed: 2024-12-18 11:10:44

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