(Writing box with peonies, wisteria, and a Chinese lion chasing butterflies)
Artist: Unknown Japanese
lacquer writing box with blossoming wisteria vines growing from R in gold and mother-of-pearl; large blossoming peonies LRC; inside a Chinese-styled lion chases a blue and gold butterfly amid grassy landscape with peonies
- Date
- late 19th - early 20th century
- In our collection
- since January the 1st, 2014 up to now
- Dimensions
- 2 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (5.72 × 24.13 × 26.04 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Lacquer (maki-e), gold, mother-of-pearl; silver
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 39% atium 47% iron 9% cadmium 5%