Decorated sagemono

Made:
1840-1910 in Japan

Ovoid wooden box with closing-fitting lid, sagemono, with onlaid copper bits, pottery fan, and semi-circle of mother-of-pearl, Japanese, 1840-1910

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A68140
Materials:
complete, wood, copper, mother-of-pearl, silk, pottery and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 84 mm x 75 mm x 47 mm,
type:
sagemono
credit:
Glendining