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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.90
Title
Covered Circular Incense Box with Peony Decoration
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
Muromachi to Momoyama period, circa 16th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Muromachi period, 1392-1568
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203400

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Kamakura-bori; black and cinnabar lacquers over a carved wooden core
Dimensions
closed: H. 6.5 x Diam. 14.4 cm (2 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Knapp Bequest Fund and Anonymous Purchase Fund
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.90
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Abby Hykin, "FT-IR Analysis of Asian Lacquers" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1993), Unpublished, pp. 1-6 passim

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