Artist
Kawai KanjirōJapanese, 1890–1966
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Box
Datec. 1931
PlaceJapan
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 2 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (5.4 × 6.7 × 7.5 cm)
Storage box (.C): 3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (9.4 × 8.3 × 8.6 cm)
Storage box (.C): 3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 3/8 in. (9.4 × 8.3 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2080.A-.C
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on a sticker on the inside of the ceramic lid (.B): "KK1"
Inscribed on a sticker on the underside of the wooden box (.C): "KK1"
Japanese characters painted, and red seal stamped, on the interior of the lid (.C).
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Inscribed on a sticker on the underside of the wooden box (.C): "KK1"
Japanese characters painted, and red seal stamped, on the interior of the lid (.C).
See images.
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Silvia Walz
1995
Brass, copper, paper, silver, wood, string, and paint
2002.4176.A-.D
