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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0288A-C | |
| Category | Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lantern | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1800 | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Wood: cryptomeria; Clay; Rice paper; Paint | |
| Description | Daybreak lantern from the Yedo period, consisting of interior wooden box frame mounted on false bottom with small drawer; Sides of frame were originally covered with paper screens; Front side of frame is removable; Horizontal slat across lower part of frame has cutout for holding cup-shaped ceramic reservoir; Black wooden box with round cutout on front and crescent cutouts on sides (also originally covered with paper screens) fits over entire interior framework. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 38.0, Width = 23.5, Length = 23.6 | |