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Box: MAR.O.53 & A-1912

Object information

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Description

Lacquer box, kogo (box for the incense ceremony). Box, lacquer. Rectangular box with rounded corners and an overhanging lid (A) with two cut-away sides. The gold ground is decorated in red and black in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) with a red table, the lower shelf bearing a vase holding one flower sprig and on the top of the table is a reclining black shishi, its head resting on its paws. The interior and the base are in gyobu nashiji (nashiji using large flakes of gold).

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.7 cm
Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 5.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

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

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lacquer ( black, red, gold)

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, the gold ground is decorated in red and black in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), interior and base are in gyobu nashiji (using large flakes of gold)

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.53 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 23933
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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