Box
1880-1890 (made)
| Place of origin |
This small elegant box takes the form of a drum and has a silver lid with an engraved design of a cockerel and hen among creeper. This style of engraving on metal is known as katakiri-bori and the angled cuts replicate the brushstrokes of a traditional Japanese ink painting. The sides of the drum are of the marbled and patinated bronze alloy known as mokumegane, a replication in metal of wood grain.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Box and cover |
| Physical description | Box and cover. Bronze and silver, in the form of a flat drum; the sides and bottom consist of a marbled bronze in red and black (mokume); the silver cover is engraved with a cock and hen with tendrils; the rims are decorated with studs of black bronze (shakudo). |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr. T. J. Larkin (28 New Bond Street), accessioned in 1892. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased from T. J. Sarkin, esq., 28 New Bond Street, for £1.;; |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This small elegant box takes the form of a drum and has a silver lid with an engraved design of a cockerel and hen among creeper. This style of engraving on metal is known as katakiri-bori and the angled cuts replicate the brushstrokes of a traditional Japanese ink painting. The sides of the drum are of the marbled and patinated bronze alloy known as mokumegane, a replication in metal of wood grain. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 627-1892 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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