Caption

Letter box fubako with lid; maker, gift; Japanese art; Japanese; Meiji 1868–1912; cloisonné enamel box decorated with birds and chrysanthemums; late 19th century Meiji period; Japan; container; height 4.6 cm, width 23.0 cm, depth 8.8 cm, A small rectangular box with rounded corners resting on a reflective surface, showing a deep blue band around its sides decorated with floral motifs in red, gold, green, turquoise, white, and pink, with gold-colored metal edges and a brass-colored bottom, a portion of a woven cord in orange and red visible at the sides, and a pale top surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_095

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.3Mb (929.6Kb) / 17.5in x 11.9in / 5238 x 3557 (300dpi)

Keywords

Letter box fubako lid maker gift Japanese art Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 cloisonné enamel box decorated birds chrysanthemums late 19th century Meiji period Japan container height 4.6 cm width 23.0 cm depth 8.8 cm small rectangular box rounded corners resting reflective surface showing deep blue band sides decorated floral motifs red gold green turquoise white pink gold-colored metal edges brass-colored bottom portion woven cord orange red visible sides pale top surface.