Box
ca. 1800 (made)
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Shell game boxes often formed part of the sets of furniture presented to brides. They are usually decorated with conventional symbols for long life and prosperity, such as the pine, bamboo and long-tailed tortoise.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood |
| Brief description | Box for the shell game, wood covered in gold nashiji lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e lacquer and foil with the design of pine, bamboo and plum with cranes and long-tailed tortoises, Japan, about 1800. |
| Physical description | Box for the shell game. Wood covered in gold nashiji lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e lacquer and foil; silk cords. Pine, bamboo and plum with cranes and long-tailed tortoises. |
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| Summary | Shell game boxes often formed part of the sets of furniture presented to brides. They are usually decorated with conventional symbols for long life and prosperity, such as the pine, bamboo and long-tailed tortoise. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.220-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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