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 "hikibori" (pull-carving) and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques, with "ito-ire" (silk-web) reinforcement
19th-20th centuryJapaneseChūban (medium-sized) minogami (mulberry bark paper) treated with persimmon juice and cut using the "dōgubori" (punch-carving), and "tsukibori" (thrust-carving) techniques
19th-20th centuryJapaneseWooden handled-brush with animal hair bristles
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18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with appliqué molded spouts and with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
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20th centuryJapanese