Box
ca.1979 (made)
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Octagonal box and cover
Lacquered hinoki (cypress) wood
Container formed from nine pieces of wood; flat base projects slightly beyond sides. Lid similar with the top projecting. Plain black lacquer inside; outside, streaky brown-black lacquer thinning to light brown at the edges and over the irregularities in the wood, which are left clearly visible.]
N.B. An example of Kiso shunkei. A characteristic feature is the use of the hinoki wood in its original cut, without further planing or other treatment, but in this case the interior is made smooth.
Lacquered hinoki (cypress) wood
Container formed from nine pieces of wood; flat base projects slightly beyond sides. Lid similar with the top projecting. Plain black lacquer inside; outside, streaky brown-black lacquer thinning to light brown at the edges and over the irregularities in the wood, which are left clearly visible.]
N.B. An example of Kiso shunkei. A characteristic feature is the use of the hinoki wood in its original cut, without further planing or other treatment, but in this case the interior is made smooth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquered cypress wood |
| Brief description | Japan, modern crafts, production, lacquer |
| Physical description | Octagonal box and cover Lacquered hinoki (cypress) wood Container formed from nine pieces of wood; flat base projects slightly beyond sides. Lid similar with the top projecting. Plain black lacquer inside; outside, streaky brown-black lacquer thinning to light brown at the edges and over the irregularities in the wood, which are left clearly visible.] N.B. An example of Kiso shunkei. A characteristic feature is the use of the hinoki wood in its original cut, without further planing or other treatment, but in this case the interior is made smooth. |
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| Accession number | FE.68-1981 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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