室町時代楼閣山水蒔絵書箱|Box for Books with Waterfall

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Title: 室町時代楼閣山水蒔絵書箱|Box for Books with Waterfall
Date Created: 16th century
Physical Dimensions: L.10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 71/4 in. (18.4 cm); H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Type: Book box
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/40314
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold and silver foil application and silver inlay on black lacquer ground
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Culture: Japan

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