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Boxes
Boxes
Boxes
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Boxes

NameBoxes
Dateca. 1950, staff
Place madeTokyo, Honshu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
Mediumwood
Dimensionsoverall: 11 CM H X 6 CM W X 8.5 CM D
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Mrs. Charles Meech, A.1983.1.261
Object numberA.1983.1.261V
DescriptionCut and tied. 3 boxes and 3 lids. Each a different size, but with the same shape and coloring. Green, purple and red. All held together.
Jubako or Stacked boxes (light glaze)
Jubako or Stacked boxes (light glaze)
Kawai Hiroshi
20th C.
Jubako or Stacked boxes (dark glaze)
Jubako or Stacked boxes (dark glaze)
Kawai Hiroshi
20th C
Frog and wolf teeth amulet pendant
Frog and wolf teeth amulet pendant
Artist not recorded
late 19th century
Talisman
Talisman
ca. 1950, staff
Talisman
Talisman
ca. 1950, staff
Charm worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye and to give him life
Charm worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye and to give him life
Artist not recorded
c. 1900
Necklace with amulet container
Necklace with amulet container
Artist not recorded
ca. 1920, vendor
Charm with protective blue beads and alum
Charm with protective blue beads and alum
Artist not recorded
c.1900
Pendant inscribed with magic squares containing Arabic writing
Pendant inscribed with magic squares containing Arabic writing
Artist not recorded
Late 19th – early 20th century
Maskeh
Maskeh
ca. 1910
Amulet worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye
Amulet worn by a young boy to protect him from the evil eye
Artist not recorded
late 19th century
Amulet
Amulet
Artist not recorded
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