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Lacquer Box for Clothes

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular box with lid, predominantly reddish-brown and grey; box has four legs; box and lid have same pattern; top of box is open, showing a cage-like interior filled with numerous small objects; lid leaning against box, slightly overlapping; small green plants and beige cloth with star-like pattern on ground; Japanese writing in black ink on left and upper right; red stamps on bottom right.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 448 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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