BoxesJapanese18th century

Box-Style Netsuke with Triple-Crest Design

Mid Edo period, 18th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in sumiaka (exposed cloth ground) and gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with gold and silver inlays; metal fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.2 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm (7/8 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

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