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Box and utensils for incense ceremony set

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black lacquer box with rounded corners and edges; gold leaf pattern on lid and sides; two tassels on cord at top; cord loop on side; gold line inlaid on lid and sides; flat top.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Black lacquer decorated with sprinkled lacquer; clematis and butterfly folded incense paper design
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 527 px
Museum record:
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