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Writing Box with Gourd by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Writing Box with Gourd

Writing Box with Gourd

1886

Medium: Black lacquer with gold and silver hiramaki-e, colored lacquer application
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Genre: lacquer
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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