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- Covered Container in the Shape of a Pouch, with Lotus Arabesques
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Covered Container in the Shape of a Pouch, with Lotus Arabesques
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- HK234
Photo No：180522_HL_0024
Color type：Color
| Title | Covered Container in the Shape of a Pouch, with Lotus Arabesques |
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| Category | Lacquerware(H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Meiji |
| Century | 19th |
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| Materials | Lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) decoration |
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This jewel-like box was likely made for export: A sticker beneath its lid bears the name of Pierre Saqué, a Parisian collector of Asian art. The pouch’s arabesque textile pattern is accented with a frog on a lotus leaf, representing the netsuke (toggle) on the braided silk drawstring.
Japan-Meiji