BoxesJapanese18th century

Mirror Box (Kagamibako) and Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Flowering Clematis Design

Mid Edo period, early 18th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6.4 x 14.6 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.)

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