IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 24339 accession number: O.7-1947 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Box, lacquer. Circular box in the form of a persimmon.The deep-seated lid forms the upper part of the fruit and the lower section is rounded with the leaves and stalk moulded on the base.The black ground is powdered with gold (sunago), gradually turning red as it nears the top. The inside is nashiji (shimmering spangles). title: box NOTES ----- type: history note value: Presented by Mr Takeuchi of Tokyo LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24339 SUBJECTS ------------------- leaves stalk fruit leaves stalk fruit TECHNIQUES ---------- box, lacquer with nashiji decoration lacquering CATEGORIES ------ category: lacquer DATING ------ creation date: 1868 - 1900 creation date earliest: 1868 creation date latest: 1900 culture: Meiji Period (1868-1912) culture: 19th Century, Late# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: cm value: 6.0 dimension: Width units: cm value: 4.1