Tea Utensil Box (Chabako) with Landscape Design
BoxesJapanese18th century

Tea Utensil Box (Chabako) with Landscape Design

Mid Edo period, 18th century

Classification
Boxes
Medium
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
18th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

11.6 x 16.4 x 10.2 cm (4 9/16 x 6 7/16 x 4 in.)

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