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Writing box (suzuribako) with quail maki-e decoration
Writing box (suzuribako) with quail maki-e decoration

Writing box (suzuribako) with quail maki-e decoration

first half of 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMaki-e and lacquer. Takamakie; silver foil applied; slight hirame ground.
Dimensions4.7x22.8x24.3 cm
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number05.18a-g
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Not on view
ClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenancePurchased at American Art Association Auction of the Collection of Thomas F. Waggaman-January 26, 1905
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