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Letter Box

1615–1868

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
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Medium
lacquer
Measurements
Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection 1944.219
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Location
Not on view
Print
A long rectangular lacquer box with rounded edges features gold patterns on a dark, polished ground. A geometric lattice of interlocking diamonds, each containing a four-petaled flower, covers the entire surface. Larger, organic forms resembling gnarled branches and trailing leaves are overlaid in gold. A small dark metal ring is attached to a floral-shaped mount on the side. The box sits against a neutral gradient background.

Letter Box

1615–1868

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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