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Sand painting Kit box
Sand painting Kit box
Sand painting Kit box
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

Sand painting Kit box

NameBox
CultureJapanese
MediumWood
DimensionsBox exterior: 9 7/16 × 8 9/16 × 5 7/8 in. (24 × 21.7 × 15 cm)
Object numberA.1951.4.1V
DescriptionJapanese Box - Sand Painting set with slide out cover: 65 pieces total. Consists of: 2 wood slats. Wide top drawer: 3 flat fiber brooms with red handles; 1 metal funnel; 10 feathers; 2 black wooden stilletos. 9 middle drawers with bags of graduated sand. 1 large bottom drawer: 6 copper screens; 2 rectangular sifters; 2 round sifters; 1 rectangular wood frame; 2 metal rings; 1 metal scoop; 1 rectangular metal with hole and 2 keys; 1 rectangular metal with arc cutout and 1 key; 1 glass vial with shells; 1 glass vial with 1 metal and 5 other objects; 3 shaped spatulas; 4 spoons.
Miss Yamaguchi (山口さん)
Yoshitoku Doll Company
ca. October 1927
Frog and wolf teeth amulet pendant
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century
Barrel Matraca
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1965
Square ring
Artist Not Recorded
Mid-20th century
Yurt Hanging
Artist Not Recorded
Yurt Hanging
Artist Not Recorded
Woman's Informal Coat
Late 19th century
Boy's Hat
ca. 1979
Pin with peacocks and articulated fish pendant
Artist Not Recorded
19th century
Metraca
Artist Not Recorded