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Box: MAR.O.70 & A-1912

Object information

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Description

Box, lacquer. Small rectangular box with rounded corners, shallow sides and an overhanging lid (A) which is cusped on the two long sides. The black ground is sprinkled with silver and reddy-brown and decorated in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) and hiramakie (low-relief sprinkled design) with gold butterflies, floral sprays and leaves. The sides of the lower section are black sprinkled with silver and reddy-brown. The inside and the base are nashiji (shimmering spangles).

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.2 cm
Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 5.2 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 gold

Materials used in production

Lacquer

Techniques used in production

Lacquering : Box, lacquer, with takamakie, hiramakie and nashiji decoration

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.O.70 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 24067
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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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