Box with Tiger Lily and Insects

Conservation Provenance Inscription Credit

Conservation

Examined in preparation for exhibition.

Date	Description	Narrative
2/04/2016	Examination	Examined

Provenance William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions isshu (or kazuaki) koku; [Translation] Carved by Isshu (or Kazuaki) Inscription of three characters on the cover.

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters

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Creator

Isshu (Japanese) (Artist)

Period

19th century (Meiji)

Medium

iron, copper, brass, gold, shibuichi (copper alloy)
(Metal)

Accession Number

52.165

Measurements

H:: 2 1/2 × W: 4 13/16 × D: 3 13/16 in. (6.3 × 12.3 × 9.7 cm) Box H: 1 5/8 × W: 4 13/16 × D:3 13/16 in. (4.2 × 12.3 × 9.7 cm) Lid H: 1 1/16 × W: 4 13/16 × D: 3 13/16 in. (2.7 × 12.3 × 9.7 cm)

Geographies

Japan (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Centre Street: Fourth Floor: Building the Collection - 19th-Century European and American Art