Set of writing boxes with decoration of spring field and butterflies
late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueLacquer on wood with sprinkled gold designs; maki-e
Dimensions23.5 x 26.4 x 15.8 cm
Credit LineBequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession number21.2373a-bb
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Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
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ProvenanceLent by H.L. Higginson, Dec. 10, 1912
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