TriArte - Assorted Gifts from the Japanese Royal Family

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Assorted Gifts from the Japanese Royal Family

Wood

12 1/2 in. x 14 1/2 in. x 3 in. (31.75 cm x 36.83 cm x 7.62 cm)

Gift of Elizabeth Gray Vining, Class of 1923

Bryn Mawr College

Accession Number: 2005.6.46.a-f

Geography: Asia, Japan

Classification: Containers and Vessels; Boxes

Culture/Nationality: Japanese

Collection: Elizabeth Gray Vining '23 Collection

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This object has the following keywords:

brocading*, flower*, flowers*, gifts*, pressing*

brocading - Weft patterning technique of weaving raised patterns on a woven textile. For the process of stitching decorative designs into cloth, leather, or paper by hand or machine, use "embroidering."
flower - Material comprising flowers, which are the reproductive portion of any plant in the division Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae).
flowers - The reproductive portions of any plant in the division Angiospermae, flowering plants. As popularly used, the term "flower" especially applies when part or all of the reproductive structure is distinctive in color and form.
gifts - Gratuitous grants or transfers of property.
pressing - Forming by means of pressure, especially a steady, overall pressure.

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Elizabeth Gray Vining Collection

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