Image

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Gajo, Edo (Japanese period)

Description

Maker

Culture

Japanese

Title

Gajo

Year

Edo (Japanese period)

Medium

ink

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

28.3 x 19.7 x 0.5 cm (11 1/8 x 7 3/4 x 3/16 inches) Greatest height; Asian Art Department Carpenter Inventory and Cataloging Project 2004-2005

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Rectangular label affixed to front cover, top left corner with an inscription in ink: [Japanese characters]

[text and poems]
in embossed paper covers with title slip with faint black inscription "Tamatebako" (Treasure boxes) although the designs relate to kimono, not accessory boxes as the title would imply

Seals: Red stamp along the inside front cover, bottom left corner.

Place

Place Made: Japan

Type

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

49.428

About

pattern book

Rectangular label affixed to front cover, top left corner with an inscription in ink: [Japanese characters]

[text and poems]
in embossed paper covers with title slip with faint black inscription "Tamatebako" (Treasure boxes) although the designs relate to kimono, not accessory boxes as the title would imply

Seals: Red stamp along the inside front cover, bottom left corner.

Place Made: Japan

Use

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