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Drum and box with maki-e decoration

Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942)

Kamisaka Yûkichi (Japanese, 1886–1938)

About 1925

Medium/TechniqueWood; covered in black lacquer with gold, shell, and lead decoration

DimensionsOverall: 28.2 x 23.2 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 9 in.)

Credit LineKeith McLeod Fund

Accession number2005.194.2

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ClassificationsLacquer works

Collections

Asia

ProvenancePurchased by Klaus Naumann from Tanaka Saduro Collection, Kyoto, Japan; purchased by MFA from Klaus Naumann Collection, Tokyo, Japan, 2005

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