Box
ca. 1825-1860 (made)
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Rectangular, lidded box with an overhanging lid, wood covered in black lacquer and decorated with floral scrolls over the entire exterior surface in gold hiramaki-e ('flat sprinkled picture') and takamaki-e ('high sprinkled picture') lacquer, with a pair of thick red silk cords, each with a large red tassel (faded), attached to either side of the lower part of the box by a silvered metal ring; black lacquer interior and underside.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in black and gold lacquer; silk cord and tassels. |
| Brief description | Lidded box, wood covered in black lacquer, decorated with floral scrolls in gold lacquer, with attached red silk cords (faded), Japan, ca. 1825-1860. |
| Physical description | Rectangular, lidded box with an overhanging lid, wood covered in black lacquer and decorated with floral scrolls over the entire exterior surface in gold hiramaki-e ('flat sprinkled picture') and takamaki-e ('high sprinkled picture') lacquer, with a pair of thick red silk cords, each with a large red tassel (faded), attached to either side of the lower part of the box by a silvered metal ring; black lacquer interior and underside. |
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| Credit line | Given by Queen Victoria |
| Object history | Given by H. M. Queen Victoria, accessioned in 1865. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. This box was part of a group of lacquer items which were a gift from the Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi (r.1858-66) to Queen Victoria (r.1837-191) in 186, and subsequently donated to the V&A in 1865.;; |
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| Accession number | 281-1865 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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