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Poem Card Box with Lid

1868–1912

Kamisaka Sekka 神坂 雪佳

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
wood with lacquer
Overall: 37.5 x 7.1 cm (14 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Leighton R. Longhi 1991.120
Location: not on view
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Poems written on long poetry cards, or tanzaku, are often collected into albums called tekagami in Japanese.

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Long, decorated cards for the calligraphic presentation of poems are called tanzaku in Japanese. This box is a collaboration between the designer Kamisaka Sekka and the lacquer artist Iwamura Sadazō. Together, they crafted this box with a golden bamboo lid, and filled it with cards decorated with gold leaf designs.
Poem Card Box with Lid

Poem Card Box with Lid

1868–1912

Kamisaka Sekka

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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