A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

Incense Box (Kōgō) with Camellias

Unrecorded maker

13th century · Carved red lacquer

The merchant’s daughter gives birth to a son as a result of eating out of the box. The clever child recognizes the false gems from true, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night

Unrecorded maker

c. 1560 · Painting, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers

Unrecorded maker

first half of the 15th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings

Box with narcissus

Unrecorded maker

15th century · Carved red lacquer

Box for Accessories (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Boy (Kikujidō) Pattern

Unrecorded maker

early 17th century · Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e on black lacquer

Sweetmeat box

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1660–80 · Steel, partly gilt, pierced and chiseled

Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)

18th century · Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl

Trinket Box

Unrecorded maker

1830–70 · Parian porcelain

Boy with leaves and box

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Horn

Boy with leaves and box

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Horn

Boys with leaves and boxes

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Horn

Cylindrical box

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Red lacquer on bamboo with sprinkled gold powder