Incense game set (jusshu kôbako) with decoration of views of Sumiyoshi
second half of 19th century
Medium/TechniqueSilk, gilt lacquer with maki-e decoration, silver, wood, gilt paper, iron, gilt metal, ink stone, ink stick, bamboo brush covers (some sprit), ivory (elephas maximus), domestic sheep hair (ovis aries), goat hair (Capra aegagrus hircus)
DimensionsDimensions of the outer incense box: 21.8 x 30.2 x 19.9 cm (8 9/16 x 11 7/8 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Dane
Accession number10.573
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Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
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Provenance1875, gift of Emperor Meiji (b. 1852 - d. 1912) to Prang and Company, Boston. 1910, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Dane, Chestnut Hill, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 22, 1910)
second half of 19th century
20th century
about 1825
late 19th century