Poem Card Box with Lid, 1868-1912. Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866-1942). Wood with lacquer; overall: x cm (14 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.). Long, decorated cards for the calligraphic presentation of poems are called tanzaku in Japanese. This box is a collaboration between the designer Kamisaka Sekka and the lacquer artist Iwamura Sadaz?. Together, they crafted this box with a golden bamboo lid, and filled it with cards decorated with gold leaf designs.

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Size: 3400px × 1454px
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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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