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Source Description
This box features a design of pine seedlings and bands of mist. In Japan, the pine tree (matsu) shares the same meaning as the pine in Chinese and Korean cultures, symbolizing powerful ideas around vitality, steadfastness, and longevity.
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Document identity
localId
16626
label
Box for Papers (Ryoshibako)
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
16626
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Box for Papers (Ryoshibako)
description
This box features a design of pine seedlings and bands of mist. In Japan, the pine tree (matsu) shares the same meaning as the pine in Chinese and Korean cultures, symbolizing powerful ideas around vitality, steadfastness, and longevity.
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
18th-mid 19th century (Edo period)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Lacquer & Inlay
ryoshi bako
boxes
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11
height
20.4
depth
27
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 × W: 8 1/16 × D: 10 5/8 in. (11 × 20.4 × 27 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
dynasty
Edo period
med
Wood, lacquer, gold
creator_ids
none
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
244
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
81bf95541f7ddd32
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
d709c5f162dd18ec
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no