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Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Stylized Floral Design

Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Stylized Floral Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques, and with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver); metal fittings and silk cord

Edo period, 1615-1868

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