Hexagonal box with cherry blossoms

Details

• Title

  Hexagonal box with cherry blossoms

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kyōto prefecture › Kyoto (place of creation)

• Date

  18th century (1701 - 1800)

• Material and technique

  earthenware, with pierced decoration, and underglaze painting in blue and black

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › box

• Dimensions

  with lid 9 cm (height)
  without lid 5.5 cm (height)
  17.5 cm max. (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1975.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1975.24

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