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Incense Box

Product Maker
Date1900-1940
MediumPasteboard covered with printed paper.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 3/4 x 4 7/16 x 4 7/16in. (1.9 x 11.3 x 11.3cm)
ClassificationsCommercial Objects
Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.
DescriptionSquare pasteboard box covered on the outside with orange paper, marked with gold flecks. The top of the box has a pasted-on round paper label with a woman in traditional Japanese costume and makeup. There is a blue border around the label, with flowers along the bottom. Printed in red ink is, "Flower of Season Incense". The interior of the box is divided into six compartments. The interior of the hinged cover is covered with pink paper with silver specks. A label in the center has colored triangles with the names of the six kinds of incense.
Object number1949.2.4
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