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Lidded Box with Tsuba Decoration
date
before 1868
creation place
Asia, Japan, Kinki
medium & support
Lacquered teak with tusba and embossed and inlayed decorations
measurements
9/16 x 4 3/8 x 5 in. (1.42 x 11.1 x 12.7 cm)
credit line
Gift of Anna M. Kiern in memory of Reverend C.I. Kiern
accession number
1931.500.183a-b
keywords
animal, applied art, art, artist, Asians, civilization, container, craft, culture, decoration, earth, edged weapon component, flat decoration, flower, guard, human being, Japanese, lacquering, lacquerware, lower animal, mollusk, Mongolians, nationality, nature, occupations, ornament, painting, plant, public, race (human), reptile, shell, snail, society, sword, tortoise, tsuba, turtle, weapon, world
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