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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Japanese Lacquerware Box (with silk)

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Overview

Two Items consisting of:

1. rectangular-shaped wooden box (painted with black lacquer) - lid has a hand painted image of a golden bird sitting on a golden branch, and surrounded by brown leaves

2. tuft of pure silk and tied with a ribbon

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2026.268

Item type

Objects

Themes

Material

Lacquer (Material)

Paint

Silk (Silkworm Material)

Wood

Width

89 mm

Height or length

242 mm

Depth

38 mm

Inscriptions and markings

(none)

Contextual information

This was purchased by Walter Rashleigh Pugh Smith

Keywords

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Last modified

Wednesday, 9 September, 2026

Completeness

72

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