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Document identity
localId
146719
label
Letter Box (base)
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
146719
contentType
object
title
Letter Box (base)
date
1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79925186
creators
11285
genreSpecific
Lacquer
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1972.165.a
Source extras
tec
lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay
tombstone
Letter Box (base), 1700s. Manner of Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.165.a
collection
Japanese Art
creditline
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom
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2026-05-29 07:30:52.739000
sourceId
146719
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay
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male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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