1996.242.14.A-C: Kōdaiji Comb Box (Kushibako) with Flowering Clematis Design
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1996.242.14.A-C
- Title
- Kōdaiji Comb Box (Kushibako) with Flowering Clematis Design
- Other Titles
- Transliterated Title: Kōdaiji Kushibako
- Classification
- Boxes
- Work Type
- box
- Date
- Early Edo period, first half of 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/199933
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Lacquer on wood with Kōdaiji-style decoration in gold utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and e-nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques; gilt-copper fittings
- Dimensions
- 13.7 x 17.2 x 14.6 cm (5 3/8 x 6 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Elaine Ehrenkranz Collection of Japanese Lacquer Boxes; Gift of Elaine Ehrenkranz
- Accession Year
- 1996
- Object Number
- 1996.242.14.A-C
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
- Symbol and Substance: The Elaine Ehrenkranz Collection of Japanese Lacquer Boxes, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/29/1998 - 01/03/1999; Bruce Museum, Greenwich, 12/10/2000 - 02/18/2001
- A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
Verification Level
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