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The cabinet rests on four low feet and has an upper square compartment with sliding doors, two shelves, a cupboard, a nest of two square boxes, and one lower drawer with two interior compartments. The cabinet is enriched with blossoming plum, bamboo and pine trees, pheaants, herons and cranes - all in rocky settings.

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Document identity
localId
36824
label
Cabinet incense game/ko-awasa-dogu-dana; Blossoming trees/rockeries/birds
core
obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
36824
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cabinet incense game/ko-awasa-dogu-dana; Blossoming trees/rockeries/birds
description
The cabinet rests on four low feet and has an upper square compartment with sliding doors, two shelves, a cupboard, a nest of two square boxes, and one lower drawer with two interior compartments. The cabinet is enriched with blossoming plum, bamboo and pine trees, pheaants, herons and cranes - all in rocky settings.
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-19th century
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
cabinets (case furniture)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.8
height
25.8
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12 1/8 x 10 3/16 in. (30.8 x 25.8 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
med
Black and gold lacquer/mother-of-pearl
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6194
collection_ids
none
exhibition_ids
244
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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7c19774ec6fb38e7
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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a532f3dbbce68284
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no
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no