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Box: O.125-1946

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Lacquer box containing nine cakes of writing ink. On the lid, there is a gilt dragon amid gold and red cloud scrolls.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar C. Raphael

Measurements and weight

Length: 21.3 cm
Width: 11.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1941) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Components of the work

Lid composed of gilt
Cakes composed of ink

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Gilding

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.125-1946
Primary reference Number: 202000
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 1 July 2015 Updated: Wednesday 1 July 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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