Wooden tobacco box with pine and ivory lacquered design, a snake emerging from the circular lid, which is attached by a cord to an ivory skull [ZM 09/02/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden tobacco box with pine and ivory lacquered design, a snake emerging from the circular lid, which is attached by a cord to an ivory skull [ZM 09/02/2015]
Long description: Lacquered wooden tobacco box [.1] with circular lid [.2] attached by a cord to an ivory skull [.3] and a netsuke of a man's head [1980.34.1994]. The box is decorated with lacquered pine and ivy and a snake is emerging from the lid. The underneath of the box is irregularly shaped in the form of roots and there is a magnolia flower in silver and gilt. [ZM 30/7/2004]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther; PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period: Date made: Before 13/04/1928
Date collected: By 13 April 1928
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Lacquer Varnish, Material Silver Metal, Material Gilt Metal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Bead, Process Lacquered Varnished, Process Inlaid, Process Carved
Dimensions: Diameter: max 85 mm, Height: max 44 mm, Length: max 20 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1980.34.1030.1 Accession number: 1980.34.1030.2 Accession number: 1980.34.1030.3

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