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Box with Design of Benkei and a Bell

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular box with lid, predominantly dark brown with gold accents. Box has a flat top and straight sides. Lid features a man wearing blue headwear and a green robe, holding a large green bell and a stick. Man appears to be running. Background of lid has a wood grain pattern. Box's interior has a textured, mottled brown design. Exterior sides and bottom have gold base with some blue-grey areas. Lid overlaps the box slightly.

Artwork details

Date:
1862
Medium:
Mokume-nuri, gold, silver, red, black lacquer, takamaki-e, hiramaki-e
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 480 px
Museum record:
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