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Language: Japanese
Language: Japanese
Ornamental lamps in miniature form

Pair of small floor lanterns (jap. andon). Frame each made of metal, painted black with gold details. The top of the shade is made of filigree rods and backed with paper, some of which has been coloured pink. The base at the bottom hemispherical with a chrysanthemum pattern in fine relief. Matching storage box available. These miniature lamps belong to the girls' festival (jap. hinamatsuri).

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Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data

Object type
miniatures (object genre)
Dimensions
28 x 45 x 45 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 43138
Other number(s)
RJM 1949/08

Provenance and sources

when
before 1934
where
Japan
Asia -> East Asia -> Japan

when
1934-1938
who
Dirksen, Herbert von - Recipients

when
1950-06-02
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