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Hand-painted shells for a Japanese court game. Scenes with two birds and tree blossoms. Painted in gold, black, white, and orange paint. In a plastic/ acrylic display case with a wood vase. Wood base has green velvet. Paintings on shells are identical to each other.

Keywords

Game, Shells, Painting, Artwork

Original Medium

Seashells

Item Size

Display case: 12 cm x 12 cm x 11 cm; Shells: 7.5 cm x 5.6cm x 2.5 cm

Origin

Japan

Date Information

undated

Artifact Number

M82-0013

Original Collection

Mike Mansfield Collection, 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: Mark Fritch, University of Montana

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Keywords

Game, Shells, Painting, Artwork

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