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Box: MAR.O.50 & A-1912

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Description

Lacquer box, ko-bako (box for the incense ceremony). Box, lacquer, with silver fittings. Quatrefoil incense-container of rounded rectangular form with indented corners and overhanging lid (A) with two cusped sides; the two sides of the lid are cut away to expose two silver fittings on the lower section in the shape of two maple leaves pierced with slender cord rings. Attached to each ring is a red and white chequered woven silk ribbon. The exterior is decorated with gold maple leaves and a lovers' knot tied to a branch on a black ground with nashiji (shimmering spangles). The interior has a dense nashiji ground.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 5.6 cm
Length: 8.3 cm
Width: 7.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
19th Century
Circa 1800 - 1868

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lacquer ( black)
Ribbon composed of silk (textile)
Fittings composed of silver

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, with silver fittings, exterior decorated on a black ground with nashiji (shimmering spangles), interior has dense nashiji ground

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.50 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 23919
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 January 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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