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Writing box (suzuribako) with maki-e decoration of a pilgrim boat and distant hills

Writing box (suzuribako) with maki-e decoration of a pilgrim boat and distant hills

Artist unknown, Japanese
Second half of 19th century
Medium/TechniqueWood; lacquer and maki-e decoration
DimensionsOverall: 24 x 22 x 5.2 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession number11.5899a-b
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ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.
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