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Box for writing paper (ryôshibako) with  palmetto design
Box for writing paper (ryôshibako) with palmetto design

Box for writing paper (ryôshibako) with palmetto design

Ogawa Haritsu (Japanese, 1663–1747)
17th to 18th century
Medium/TechniquePaulownia wood with lacquer and inlaid decoration; shell (Pinctada maxima), ceramic, suzu, gold
Dimensions11.2 x 23.8 x 28.5 cm (4 7/16 x 9 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number08.170a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of John LaFarge, purchased by Okakura Kakuzô at auction at American Art Galleries, New York, 1908.