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Incense box with guri pattern

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Carved wood with red and black lacquer (Kamakura-bori), Muromachi (1392–1573)–Momoyama (1573–1615) period, Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving 2020
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Title: Incense box with guri pattern
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Carved wood with red and black lacquer (Kamakura-bori), Muromachi (1392–1573)–Momoyama (1573–1615) period, Japan.

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