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Box: MAR.O.65 & A-1912

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Description

Box, lacquer. Rectangular box with a seated lid (A). The lid and sides are decorated in a dull gold and silver-grey ground in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design)
and hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) with a bird perched on a japonica branch; the flowers and fruit are in red lacquer with gold details. There are six paw prints under the tree; the black ground of the paw prints is highlighted with grey and gold nashiji (shimmering spangles ). The interior is in dense nashiji, with a clump of iris and bamboo in the bottom left corner of the lid. The black base is decorated with coarse nashiji.

Legal notes

C.B. Maralay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.1 cm
Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa 1700 - 1868

Components of the work

Decoration composed of lacquer gold

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, lid and sides decorated in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) and hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design), interior is in dense nashiji

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.65 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 24036
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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