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Cake Box in Three Tiers

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic cake box with three tiers, each tier having four rectangular openings. The top tier has a domed lid with a spherical finial. The box and lid are decorated with a light gray curvilinear pattern. Two of the rectangular openings on each tier have a lattice pattern, and the other two have a honeycomb pattern. A small ruler lies in front of the box. The box is titled "Cake Box in Three Tiers" by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
1830
Medium:
Faience, the sides pierced (Raku ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
475 × 624 px
Museum record:
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