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36 Immortal Poet Shells (Sanju Roku Kasengai)

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Artist Unknown Japanese

CultureJapanese

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36 Immortal Poet Shells (Sanju Roku Kasengai)

Date17th century

MediumShells, gold and mineral pigments, lacquer, sumi ink, paper, and wood

DimensionsStorage box (Inner Box .A): 3 3/8 × 10 3/4 × 9 in. (8.6 × 27.3 × 22.9 cm)
Storage box (Middle Box .B): 5 5/8 × 12 1/4 × 10 5/8 in. (14.3 × 31.1 × 27 cm)
Storage box (Outer Box .C): 8 1/4 × 12 × 13 1/2 in. (21 × 30.5 × 34.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2020.134.1-.36

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

STONE CARVING, SHELL & IVORY

ProvenanceCreated late-17th century; Mori Clan, Aki Province [1]; Private Japanese collection, 20th century; [Mika Gallery, Tokyo, 2018]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.

[1] Based on clan seal on the exterior of the historic box.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Each of the 36 packets are inscribed with a label and two corresponding poems. Inscriptions will take further research to confirm, transcribe, and translate.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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