BoxesJapanese18th century

Poem-Slip Box (Shikishibako) with Plum Tree and Triple-Hollyhock Crest Design

Mid Edo period, 18th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet-gold appliqué) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver)

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

5.8 x 21.5 x 22.9 cm (2 5/16 x 8 7/16 x 9 in.)

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