Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Decoration Based on a Poem from the Shinkokinshū

Kōami Chōjū Japanese

ca. 1633

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Title: Box for Personal Accessories (Tebako) with Decoration Based on a Poem from the Shinkokinshū
Artist: Kōami Chōjū (Japanese, 1599–1651)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1633
Culture: Japan
Medium: Gold and silver makie with silver studs
Dimensions: H. 8 1/4 (21 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); L.11 in. (27.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Object Number: 2019.193.29a, b
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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