Lacquer box, kogo (box for the incense ceremony). Box, lacquer. Rectangular box with overhanging lid (A) and two cusped sides containing two smaller rectangular boxes (B & C) and a tray (D). The cover is decorated with silver and gold flowering branches in low-relief on a powdered gold and black lacquer ground. The two smaller boxes have seated lids and are decorated with gold and silver scattered flower heads in low-relief on a gold fundame (matt) ground, with nashiji (shimmering spangles) interior. The tray is decorated in low-relief with a floral spray in gold and silver on a dense nashiji ground and gold fundame rim. The lower section has a circular hole to one side, and the interior and base are decorated with nashiji.
C.B. Marlay Bequest
Height: 2.8 cm
Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 4.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa
1800
-
1868
Decoration composed of lacquer ( black, gold and silver)
Lacquering : Box, lacquer, decorated in low-relief on a powdered gold and black lacquer ground and on a gold fundame (matt) ground, interior, base and tray are decorated with nashiji
Accession number: MAR.O.52 & A-D-1912
Primary reference Number: 23931
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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