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Kōdaiji Scroll Box (Fubako) with Lozenge and Crest Design

Kōdaiji Scroll Box (Fubako) with Lozenge and Crest Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground), and harigaki (linear incising) techniques; [modern] silver fittings

Momoyama period, 1568-1615

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