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Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Flowering Cherry Tree Design

Mirror Box (Kagamibako) with Flowering Cherry Tree Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques

Momoyama period, 1568-1615

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