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Incense Box with Chrysanthemums

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored rectangular box with rounded corners and a hinged lid, featuring a repeating pattern of stylized chrysanthemums in shades of gold, bronze, and silver, on a white fabric background.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 19th century
Medium:
Gold hiramaki-e on mother-of-pearl ground
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 472 px
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