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Description
Handmade cherry bark, or suzuri box, done in Kakuno-date fashion. Box is comprised of lacquered wood with exposed knots/ veining in the cherry wood.
This lacquer box was gifted to Mike Mansfield by Hiromichi Deguchi, Vice Governor of the Akita Prefecture.
Keywords
Suzuri, Woodwork, Box
Original Medium
Lacquer and wood
Item Size
23.8 cm x 17.8 cm x 3.5 cm
Origin
Japan
Date Information
Undated
Artifact Number
M86-051
Original Collection
Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Holding Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library
Image Credit
Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana
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Keywords
Suzuri, Woodwork, Box