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Box: MAR.O.69 & A-1912

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Box, lacquer. Oval box with ten lobes and a seated lid (A). The fundame (matt gold) ground is decorated in gold takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) with three flying insects, their eyes detailed in black. The sides of the box are decorated in relief with florets enclosed in a diamond lattice. The inside of the box is nashiji (shimmering spangles) and the base is fundame.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.7 cm
Length: 8.6 cm
Width: 6.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa 1700 - 1868

Components of the work

Decoration composed of gold

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, with takamakie and nashiji decoration

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.69 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 24065
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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