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Casket
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Casket
- Place of origin:
Japan (made)
- Date:
ca. 1635 (Made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Carved wood covered in black lacquer and decorated in gold and silver 'hiramaki-e' lacquer with shell, gilt metal lock plate, ivory feet and ivory columns. (Exterior) Black lacquer with gold and silver 'hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer and gold and silver details. (Interior)
- Museum number:
628-1868
- Gallery location:
Japan, room 45, case 3
Physical description
Exterior decorated with a river scene with cranes and a bridge; the ivory columns decorated with gold and red lacquer decoration of dragons. The interior decorated with a moonlit landscape with pagoda, buildings and galleries in gold and silver lacquer and gold and silver details.
Place of Origin
Japan (made)
Date
ca. 1635 (Made)
Artist/maker
unknown (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Carved wood covered in black lacquer and decorated in gold and silver 'hiramaki-e' lacquer with shell, gilt metal lock plate, ivory feet and ivory columns. (Exterior) Black lacquer with gold and silver 'hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer and gold and silver details. (Interior)
Dimensions
Height: 20.1 cm, Length: 28.4 cm, Depth: 19.6 cm
Materials
Wood
Techniques
Lacquered
Subjects depicted
Landscape; Dragon
Collection code
EAS
