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Photo by John Bentham.
Lacquer box
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker (Japanese)
Date1868-1912
MediumLacquered wood
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 6 × 4 1/8 in. (5.7 × 15.2 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineHamilton College Collection
Object number2024.5
On view
DescriptionMeiji period Japanese lacquered box with two cockrels on top of the lid and a vine design on the sides. The interior of the lid depicts two dried fish and a pine tree frond.

Additional Details

Signature Underside of lid (Kanji): "Masa Yoshi"
Untitled [studies of Japan]
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Photo by John Bentham.
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Flora Winegar Brigham
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Photograph by John Bentham.
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