Box, ca.1880-1890
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca.1880-1890
The box shows many traditional motifs and metalworking techniques previously associated with Japanese sword fittings, but now continued on an object produced for export. Taking the form of two fans, it is made of the copper alloy known as sentoku (patinated copper, lead and zinc). The chiselled and relief design is of summer flowers, grasses and insects in silver, gold and other copper alloys. The smaller section of the box depicts a bat flying past a crescent moon and clouds.
Llidded box if copper alloy, gold and silver.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height: 4.8 cm; Width: 14.6 cm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O498404
- Museum object number
- 5716-1901
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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