
Incense box with fragrant grass design
Unrecorded maker
13th century · Carved black, red, and yellow lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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966 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
523 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Incense box with fragrant grass design
Unrecorded maker
13th century · Carved black, red, and yellow lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Deer and Butterflies
Unrecorded maker
17th century · Lacquered wood with gold takamaki‑e, hiramaki‑e, togidashimaki‑e, mother‑of‑pearl inlay, and silver foil application
Cleared · Public Domain
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Octagonal food box with Chinese immortals and floral design
Unrecorded maker
18th century · Lacquered wood; mother-of-pearl inlay, gold leaf application on black ground and gilded metal net inserts
Cleared · Public Domain
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Document Box (Bunko) with Design of Cherry Trees in Bloom in Yoshino
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1840 · Lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver and relief lacquer (takamakie) and polished sprinkled gold and silver lacquer decoration (togidashi)
Cleared · Public Domain
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Basketwork Box with Ivy
Unrecorded maker
mid-19th century · Bamboo, and lacquer, with gold and silver hiramaki-e with red lacquer accents
Cleared · Public Domain
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Basket Box with Design of Two Chinese Children and Snowball
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquered basket with mother-of-pearl and ivory
Cleared · Public Domain
liveCase (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Child (obverse); Silver Pill Box with Peony (reverse)
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquer and metal, frame: roiro, gyobu, gold and coloured takamakie, silver metal box; Interior: silver metal box
Cleared · Public Domain
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Document Box with Design of Chinese Children at Play
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)
19th century · Colored lacquer, gold and silver foil, mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, and ceramic on black lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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Document Box with Illustrated Books
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e on nashiji ground
Cleared · Public Domain
liveRound Box with Design of Bugaku Dance Hat and Musical Instrument
Yamada Jōkasai (1681–1704) (d. 1704)
19th century · Lacquer on wood with gold, mother-of-pearl inlay, and colored lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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Writing Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese)
Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)
19th century · Gold maki-e on black lacquer
Cleared · Public Domain
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Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) and Document Box (Ryōshibako)
Iizuka Hōsai II (d. 1934)
1923 · Timber bamboo, rattan, lacquer, and gold powder
In copyright
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