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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Box with peony design
Date Made:1615-1867 (Edo Period)
Type:Container
Materials:Wood with lacquer and Maki-e decoration (sprinkled gold and silver powders)
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 4 13/16 in x 7 in x 4 5/16 in; 12.2 cm x 17.8 cm x 11 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1917.13.Q.K
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Martha Clark Pedley (Class of 1886)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
A rectangular black lacquer box with peony designs on all four sides and top. Box contains a yellow bag, painted with a seated man next to a wardrobe and in front of a landscape hanging scroll, counting money. The back of the bag bears inscriptions that read: Kabushiki kaisha Tōka ginkō (TOKA Industrial Corporation). The bag contains a coin with inscriptions that read: Kan'ei tsūhō. The box also contains a paper envelope with volcanic ash and pieces of cloths.

Tags:
money; missionaries

Subjects:
Missionaries; Money

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