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Circular Box
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Circular Box
Unknown Artist, second half 12th century

Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration inlaid in white slip; the inner rim banded with metal

12th centuryKorean
Cover for Circular Box with Floral Decor
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Cover for Circular Box with Floral Decor
Unknown Artist, second half 12th century

Inlaid celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration partially inlaid in black and white slips

12th centuryKorean
Circular Covered Box with Stylized Floral Decor, the Box and Cover Each with Vertical Fluting on the Sides
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Circular Covered Box with Stylized Floral Decor, the Box and Cover Each with Vertical Fluting on the Sides
Unknown Artist, second half 13th century

Painted celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in copper-red and in black and white slips. Reportedly recovered in Changhŭng, South Chŏlla province, in 1963.

13th centuryKorean
Small Jade Quatrefoil Covered Box with Litchi Decor
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Small Jade Quatrefoil Covered Box with Litchi Decor
Unknown Artist, probably Jiajing period, 1522-1566

Pale greenish white nephrite with russet skin

16th centuryChinese
Rectangular Tooth-Black Box (Ohagurobako) with Plum Tree Design
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Rectangular Tooth-Black Box (Ohagurobako) with Plum Tree Design
Unknown Artist, Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, applied kirigane (cut gold and silver), and [later] raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings

15th-16th centuryJapanese
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design
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Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design
Unknown Artist, Late Muromachi or Momoyama period, late 16th-17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and originally with inlays [now lost]; stone and metal fittings

16th-17th centuryJapanese
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Intertwined Pine and Cherry Tree Design
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Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Intertwined Pine and Cherry Tree Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, early 17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and silver inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings

17th centuryJapanese
Poem-Slip Box (Shikishibako) with Pine Tree Design
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Poem-Slip Box (Shikishibako) with Pine Tree Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, late 17th century -early 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver); metal fittings and silk cord

17th-18th centuryJapanese
Small Box (Kobako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design
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Small Box (Kobako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design
Unknown Artist, Mid Edo period, 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques; copper fittings

18th centuryJapanese
Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Pine, Bamboo, Crane, and Turtle Design
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Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Pine, Bamboo, Crane, and Turtle Design
Unknown Artist, Early to Mid Edo period, late 17th or early 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques

17th-18th centuryJapanese
Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Auspicious Landscape Design
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Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Auspicious Landscape Design
Unknown Artist, 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and seisei urushi (cooked lacquer) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gold and shakudo (copper-gold alloy) fittings

18th centuryJapanese
Tea Utensil Box (Chabako) with Landscape Design
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Tea Utensil Box (Chabako) with Landscape Design
Unknown Artist, Mid Edo period, 18th century

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

18th centuryJapanese
Drawered Hand Box (Tebako) with Four-Season Motif Design and Various Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs
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Drawered Hand Box (Tebako) with Four-Season Motif Design and Various Interior Cosmetic Boxes with Scrolling Floral Designs
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, late 17th - early 18th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and shibuchi (copper-silver alloy); metal fittings

17th-18th centuryJapanese
Namban Coffer-Shaped Chest with Flowering Plant Design
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Namban Coffer-Shaped Chest with Flowering Plant Design
Unknown Artist, Momoyama period, late 16th to early 17th century

Lacquer on wood with Namban-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and harigaki (linear incising) techniques, and with raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; metal fittings

16th-17th centuryJapanese
Kōdaiji Incense Container (Kōgō) with Shell and Chrysanthemum Design
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Kōdaiji Incense Container (Kōgō) with Shell and Chrysanthemum Design
Unknown Artist, Momoyama period, late 16th to early 17th century

Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut silver)

16th-17th centuryJapanese
Kōdaiji Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Chrysanthemum and Fence Design
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Kōdaiji Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Chrysanthemum and Fence Design
Unknown Artist, Momoyama period, early 17th century

Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques

17th centuryJapanese
Kōdaiji Comb Box (Kushibako) with Flowering Clematis Design
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Kōdaiji Comb Box (Kushibako) with Flowering Clematis Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, first half of 17th century

Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings

17th centuryJapanese
Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Crane, Turtle, Pine, and Bamboo Design
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Tiered Incense Container (Jūkōgō) with Crane, Turtle, Pine, and Bamboo Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques

17th centuryJapanese
Incense Container (Kōgō) with Itinerant Monk’s Pack and Ivy Design
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Incense Container (Kōgō) with Itinerant Monk’s Pack and Ivy Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 17th century

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

17th centuryJapanese
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Blossoming Chrysanthemum Design
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Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Blossoming Chrysanthemum Design
Unknown Artist, Early Edo period, 17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the togidashi maki-e (sprinkled design revealed by polishing) technique; stone and gilt-copper fittings

17th centuryJapanese
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