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Drum and box with maki-e decoration

(Japanese, 1866–1942)
(Japanese, 1886–1938)
About 1925
Medium/TechniqueWood; covered in black lacquer with gold maki-e lacquer, shell, and lead, leather, and silk cords
DimensionsOverall: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)
Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund
Accession number2005.194.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenancePurchased by Klaus Naumann from Tanaka Saduro Collection, Kyoto, Japan; purchased by MFA from Klaus Naumann Collection, Tokyo, Japan, 2005
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