BoxesJapanese15th-16th century

Long Scroll Box (Nagafubako) with Wild-Carnation Crest Design

Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques; metal fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Muromachi period, 1392-1568

Century

15th-16th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6.7 x 7.1 x 39.6 cm (2 5/8 x 2 13/16 x 15 9/16 in.)

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