Box Lid

16369C

From: Japan

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Koo Kiku Koto
Object Number 16369C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Japanese
Provenience Japan
Creator Unknown
Date Made 19th Century - 1893
Section Asian
Materials Wood
Description

Lid for wooden box (16369B) used in games such as kumikō (組香) and genjikō (源氏香) or "incense distinguishing" games. Incense (16369A - missing). Porcelain box (16369D - missing).

Credit Line Purchased from / at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1893

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