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Box for Papers (Ryoshibako)
18th-mid 19th century (Edo)
black and gold lacquer
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
This box is decorated in black and gold lacquer to depict pine seedlings and bands of mist.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Minoda Chojiro, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 11/8/1979 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 5/16 × W: 8 1/16 × D: 10 5/8 in. (11 × 20.4 × 27 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
67.126