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Sail Boats, Mt. Fuji and Cranes

late 19th century

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Rectangular, rounded corners, dark brown, lacquered metal body, featuring 2 gilded sail boats in lower right foreground, a gilded Mt. Fuji with silvered peak in upper left background, 2 gilded, flying cranes on upper right side of lid. Reverse features 2 gilded, flying cranes on body, single, gilded, flying crane on upper right of lid. Lid hinged on side and delineated from body by a continuous gold band that wraps from front to back. Striker on bottom.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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