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Box: MAR.O.52 & A-D-1912

Object information

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Unknown

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Description

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.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.8 cm
Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 4.6 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, gold and silver)

Techniques used in production

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

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.52 & A-D-1912
Primary reference Number: 23931
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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

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