Silk wallet with an intricate design on the exterior while the interior is pure red silk. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Silk wallet with an intricate design on the exterior while the interior is pure red silk. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Long description: Silk wallet with an intricate design on the exterior while the interior is pure red silk. There is one pocket inside the wallet. The wallet is stored in a cream and grey coloured cardboard box. [ASh [OPS move] 03/03/2016]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector John Lowe; PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1977
Date collected: circa 1977
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Silk Textile Animal, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Paper Plant, Process Brocaded Woven, Process Carved
Dimensions: Width: max 98 mm closed, Depth: max 20 mm closed, Length: max 153 mm closed
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.44
Research and responses: For a history of the tea ceremony or chanoyu see Donor's typescript catalogue p. 4.

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