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Source Description
A circular gold lacquer ko-bako with a convex lid and rounded body. Design of plum blossoms and bamboo continues around the box.Exterior with nashiji for design in hiramakie in gold and okibirame; interior with nashiji and rims with kinji
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Document identity
localId
13594
label
Box for the Incense Game (ko-bako) with Plum Blossoms and Bamboo
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
13594
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Box for the Incense Game (ko-bako) with Plum Blossoms and Bamboo
description
A circular gold lacquer ko-bako with a convex lid and rounded body. Design of plum blossoms and bamboo continues around the box.Exterior with nashiji for design in hiramakie in gold and okibirame; interior with nashiji and rims with kinji
provenance
Minoda Chojiro, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
19th century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
incense containers
ko-bako
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.6
height
8.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 3/16 × Diam: 3 7/16 in. (5.6 × 8.8 cm); Base H: 1 7/16 × Diam: 3 7/16 in. (3.6 × 8.8 cm); Lid H: 1 × Diam: 3 7/16 in. (2.6 × 8.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
None
med
gold lacquer over wood
creator_ids
6194
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
244
3300
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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5d4e220c69bd48b8
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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814c0b15898e61d7
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no
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no