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Round Box with Design of Bugaku Dance Hat and Musical Instrument

Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black rounded box with a domed lid. The lid design features a shiny black background with gold floral pattern on a black sleeve, a red tassel-like object and a gold headpiece. The headpiece depicts a figure wearing a headdress. A musical instrument with a long neck and round body sits on the right. The box sits on a white fabric surface.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquer on wood with gold, mother-of-pearl inlay, and colored lacquer
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 501 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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