BoxesJapanese17th-18th century

Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Gong, Vajra, and Sutra Design

Early to Mid Edo period, late 17th to early 18th century

Artists

Ogawa HaritsuArtist

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with glazed-ceramic and tortoiseshell inlays

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10 x W. 22.2 x D. 25.1 cm (3 15/16 x 8 3/4 x 9 7/8 in.)

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