1962.106: Small Circular Covered Box with Decoration of Kinkakuji Temple
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1962.106
- Title
- Small Circular Covered Box with Decoration of Kinkakuji Temple
- Classification
- Boxes
- Work Type
- box
- Date
- 19th-mid 20th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Meiji, Taishō or early Shōwa period
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/203029
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Iron or bronze with decoration applied in gold; with small cartouche on the cover reading "Kingakuji" and a maker's mark in gold on the base; the interior of box and cover lined with sheet gold, the linings cursorily engraved with landscapes
- Dimensions
- H. 2.1 x Diam. 5.7 cm (13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Stephen Bleecker Luce
- Accession Year
- 1962
- Object Number
- 1962.106
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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