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Incense box in the shape of a folding fan

Incense box in the shape of a folding fan

Incense box in the shape of a folding fan

1868–1899

Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e on “pear-skin” (nashiji) ground
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Genre: Lacquer
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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