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Important Cultural Property

Box with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay

花鳥蒔絵螺鈿櫃
Box with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay (花鳥蒔絵螺鈿櫃)
PLATE IImage: Kyoto National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Lacquerware · Edo period, 17th century · held by Kyoto National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Lacquerware
Date
1601–1700
Dimensions
Height28.2cm:Width41.5cm:Height 33.5cm
Catalogue ID
cobas-1943

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Box with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay is a lacquerware of Edo period, 17th century (1601–1700), held by the Kyoto National Museum and designated a Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) of Japan. The facts below are transcribed from the official catalogue record; this entry carries no museum description in English.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Box with Flowers and Birds in Makie and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay（花鳥蒔絵螺鈿櫃）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-1943. Kyoto National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/box-with-flowers-and-birds-in-makie-and-mother-of-pearl-inlay/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Lacquerware
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • Size: Height28.2cm:Width41.5cm:Height 33.5cm
  • Category: Applied arts:By media:Lacquerware|Applied arts:By region:Japan
  • 員数: 1合
  • 分類: 漆工
  • 法量: 縦28.2cm:横41.5cm:高 33.5cm
  • 種別: 工芸:素材別:漆工|工芸:地域別:日本

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