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Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with a Bugaku Helmet on Checkered Ground
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Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with a Bugaku Helmet on Checkered Ground

18th century · Lacquered wood with gold takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, gold foil application on black lacquer ground

From the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Credit lineBox for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with a Bugaku Helmet on Checkered Ground. 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936. CC0.
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