Caption

Letter box fubako with lid, Japanese, Meiji period late 19th century, 1868–1912. Cloisonné enamel container decorated with birds and chrysanthemums. Dimensions: height 4.6 cm; width 23.0 cm; depth 8.8 cm., A small rectangular decorative box sits flat against a pale background, its sides showing a deep blue base color with floral and foliate motifs in colors including gold, pink, pale green, white, and light blue; the box has a metal trim with an aged brass tone at the bottom edge and a scalloped detail, and a braided cord in shades of peach, yellow, and pink emerges from a small circular opening and lies in front of the box with frayed tassel ends in pink.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_093

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.0Mb (996.0Kb) / 20.0in x 7.6in / 6000 x 2270 (300dpi)

Keywords

Letter box fubako lid Japanese Meiji period late 19th century 1868–1912 Cloisonné enamel container decorated birds chrysanthemums Dimensions height 4.6 cm width 23.0 cm depth 8.8 cm small rectangular decorative box sits flat pale background sides showing deep blue base color floral foliate motifs colors gold pink pale green white light blue box metal trim aged brass tone bottom edge scalloped detail braided cord shades peach yellow pink emerges small circular opening lies front frayed tassel ends pink.