White painted wooden tool box. Appears to be handmade, with the pieces being cut from a larger piece of painted wood and assembled with nails.
29.1 × 46.3 × 26 cm (11 7/16 × 18 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
Chūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) technique, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseCarved cherry
JapaneseOpaque watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer over brass layer on pasteboard
19th centuryMetal stencil for pochoir
20th centuryAmericanCopper alloy
Chinese