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On View In:
Gallery 219
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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Small Box (Kobako) with Butterflies
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Date:
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Edo period
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Medium:
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Lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver designs
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Dimensions:
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3 x 3 1/16 in. (7.62 x 7.78 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Miss Lily Place
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Location:
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Gallery 219
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Lacquer
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Physical Description:
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Box, rectangular, dark base with gold foil sprinkled on (nashi-ji), decorated with various-sized butterflies. Bottom and inside aventurine
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Creation Place:
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Asia, Japan
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Accession #:
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31.50.189a,b
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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