Lacquer box for gloves
| Accession Nr.: | 340.1-2 |
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| Type: | object for daily use; lacquers |
| Date of production: |
mid-19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collected by János Xántus |
| Materials/Techniques: | wood, lacquer (maki-e) |
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| Dimensions: | height 7.3 cm width 10.8 cm depth 27.1 cm |
Box for gloves (tebukuro-bako) depicting travellers on a mountain pass. Long, slim box with hinged lid and hammered lock with key. Unsigned. The piece probably represents the 6th jewel river of the Seven Jewel Rivers iconographic series. Purchased by János Xántus in Japan in 1869. Analogy: Museum für Angewandte Kunst (Vienna): inv. no. OR 3832, which was exhibited at the Vienna World Fair (Wiener Weltausstellung) in 1873.
