Box

Description

Document box and lid of lacquered wood, with design of family of chickens by a brushwood fence in gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay: Japan, mid 19th century

Museum reference

A.595.22

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Box

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

1840 - 1860

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Mother of pearl, Gold

Physical description

Lacquered wood, inlaid with mother-of-pearl and gold

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia