Comb Box with Three Combs
Series TitleLady's Dressing Table and Accessories
CultureJapanese
Date1800-1850
MediumLacquer with makie (scattered gold leaf) on a nashiji (pear skin) ground; ivory and tortoise shell hair arrangers
DimensionsA (box): 1 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 4 11/16 inches (3.61 x 6.35 x 11.91 cm)
B-D (combs): 3 3/4 x 2 inches (9.53 x 5.08 cm)
B-D (combs): 3 3/4 x 2 inches (9.53 x 5.08 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. George Colom
Object number78-49/15 A-D
MarkingsThe Jo-mon of Tokugawa on all pieces of set.
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DescriptionUncovered oval comb box with three combs of graduated fineness.
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