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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.659
Title
"Koto"(Musical Instrument)-Shaped Poem Box with designs of Bugaku Dancers and Cherry Tree
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
17th-19th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/211549

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Maki-e lacquer;
Dimensions
3.6 x 8.5 x 38.7 cm (1 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of the Hofer Collection of the Arts of Asia
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.659
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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