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Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Gong, Vajra, and Sutra Design

Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Gong, Vajra, and Sutra Design

1663 - 1747

Attributed to Ogawa Haritsu

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, and with glazed-ceramic and tortoiseshell inlays

Edo period, 1615-1868

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