Lacquer box

  This eye-catching lacquer box is lavishly decorated in gold and red.  The tree is created using a technique takamakie (high sprinkled picture), and the flecks of gold over the red background is achieved by hiramakie (flat sprinkled picture).
Object no :
NA
Collection :
Clothes and Accessories
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
Japan
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
Wood, lacquer and gold
Location :
NA
Related site :
Mark Farm, Castle Kennedy
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