Writing box
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Period
1615-1868 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Lacquer, gold, and metal leaf on wood -
Dimension
H x W x D: 5.3 x 23.5 x 21.8 cm (2 1/16 x 9 1/4 x 8 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1906.288a-d -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1906.288a-d
Object Details
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Provenance
To 1906Bunkio Matsuki (1867-1940), Boston, to 1906 [1]From 1906 to 1919Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), given by Bunkio Matsuki in 1906 [2]From 1920Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [3]Notes:[1] Undated folder sheet note. See Reserved Lacquer List, R. 5012, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives.[2] See note 1.[3] The original deed of Charles Lang Freer's gift was signed in 1906. The collection was received in 1920 upon the completion of the Freer Gallery. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art (June 28, 2015 to January 3, 2016)Japanese Art in the Age of Koetsu (June 6, 1998 to February 15, 1999)James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Art (May 11, 1984 to December 5, 1984)Studies in Connoisseurship 1923-1983 (September 23, 1983 to March 1, 1984)Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)Japanese Lacquer (18 May 1980 to 15 June 1980)Rimpa Screens (October 9, 1980 to December 21, 1981)Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980) -
Previous custodian or owner
Bunkio Matsuki 松木文恭 (1867-1940) (C.L. Freer source)Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer -
Type
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Restrictions and Rights
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