Box with sword beans, 17th century, Unknown Japanese, 9 5/8 x 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. ( x x cm), Negoro ware; wood, black lacquer with polychrome lacquer; metal fittings, Japan, 17th century, Under Chinese influence, Japanese artisans in the eighth century produced colored lacquerware by tinting the lacquer sap with mineral and vegetable pigments. As they became adept at applying gold and silver powders, however, colored lacquer fell from favor. Craftsmen in the early 17th century resurrected the technique and it became popular among warriors and well-to-do townspeople alike.

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