Model litter
Artist
JAPANESE
MediumLaquer, wood, silver, paper, silk
ClassificationsVisual Works
Object numberT 1243
Descriptionblack box which contains the model of the litter. top and bottom of box lined with paper. Litter is made of black laquered wood with gold painted designs of vines and leaves. Silver plates of similiar design are located all over the litter and nailed into the wood. At top of litter is a silver handle, where there appears to have been two. There are little metal loops on the top at each corner (for hanging) At each side of litter a door slides open to show screens like windows. There is a set of screens on the outside as well. The inside there is an orange and white cushion with a japanese floral design. On the left and right walls there is gold paper with painted trees, fences, and birds.On View
Not on viewCollections
Guna (Native Central American)
mid 19th century; c. 1875
20th c.
JAPANESE