Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Wild-Carnation Crest Design
Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century
Dimensions
6.7 x 7.1 x 39.6 cm (2 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.)
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