Coal container

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) Japanese

18th century

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Title: Coal container
Artist: Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (Japanese, 1663–1747)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Wood, metal, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: H. (w/cover and base) 14 in. (35.6 cm); Diam. (grt.) 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Woodwork
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. David Randall-MacIver and Mrs. Natalie Tuttle Martin, in memory of her husband, Dr. George Montgomery Tuttle, 1951
Object Number: 51.132.2a–c
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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