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Incense Box

Ogawa Shomin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored rectangular incense box with rounded corners and a flat top. The box has a black line around the lid. The box and lid are decorated with a floral design in pink, white, green and silver. The design consists of flowers and leaves. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
dated 1876
Medium:
Gold hiramaki-e, mother-of-pearl and gold ground
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 488 px
Museum record:
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