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Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Autumn Grasses

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rectangular box with rounded corners and a flat top. A thin gold line circles the box at the edge of the lid. The lid and sides are decorated with a repeating pattern of orange and brown grasses and leaves. A small circular metal clasp is on the front. The background is gray to white. The box is titled "Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Autumn Grasses".

Artwork details

Date:
early 17th century
Medium:
Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki‑e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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