Letter Box (base)
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Letter Box (base)

TitleLetter Box (base)
ArtistOgata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)
Date1700s 18th century
Mediumlacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay
ClassificationLacquer
OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868) Japan
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineLetter Box (base), 1700s. Manner of Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.165.a
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“Letter Box (base)” is a work by Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716), dated 1700s. It is executed in lacquer with pewter and mother-of-pearl inlay and classified as lacquer. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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