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Letter Box with Pine, Bamboo, Plum Blossom, and Family Crests

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular gold-colored box with rounded edges and a small circular lock on the front. The box features a design with various elements, including: - A pine tree - Bamboo - A plum blossom - Family crests, which are circular symbols, some with a cross-like pattern inside. The background of the image is gray and white, with the box casting a shadow on the surface below.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji ground (part of a wedding set)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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