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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1962.106
Title
Small Circular Covered Box with Decoration of Kinkakuji Temple
Classification
Boxes
Work Type
box
Date
19th-mid 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Meiji, Taishō or early Shōwa period
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203029

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Iron or bronze with decoration applied in gold; with small cartouche on the cover reading "Kingakuji" and a maker's mark in gold on the base; the interior of box and cover lined with sheet gold, the linings cursorily engraved with landscapes
Dimensions
H. 2.1 x Diam. 5.7 cm (13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Stephen Bleecker Luce
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
1962.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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