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Box-netsuke with design of toys
Kajikawa School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century
Medium/Technique
Dull black lacquer ground; decoration in black and silver low takamaki-e with gold foil, the eyes of the Sanbaso mask inlaid in crystal behind which the pupils move to change the mask's expression
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession Number21.2365b
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsInro
Signed
Kajikawa saku. Signature translation: Made by Kajikawa
梶川作
梶川作
ProvenanceLent by H.L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910