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Collections > Furniture > Palanquin or Norimono

Palanquin or Norimono

Black lacquer covered litter, with raised decoration in gold and grey-brown and with engraved gilt metal mounts. The interior is decorated with gouache paintings on paper.
Size: Body Length: 135 cm Pole Length: 160 cm

Place: Japan

Object Type: carriage

Period: Ieshige Dynasty

Actual Date: c.1850

Century: 19th century

Materials: Lacquer, Gold, Wood, Gilt

Museum Accession Number: 1987.3/FW.