This piece replicates a Red Sandalwood Straight Line Inking String Tool in the Shōsō-in Repository (Middle Section 116). Made of red sandalwood, thedesign was painted in gold, while the original used silver paint. The original piece was discovered in 1904, and it is highly likely Hanko did restorationwork on it.
Object label
Oblong Foliate Tobacco Tray
Wood with lacquer
Tray L: 32.7cm, W: 21.9cm, H: 2.2cm
Shōwa era 20th century
Shōwa 6 1931
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| Accession Number | 1472-0 |
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| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Mater Works in Wood by Three Generations in the Kiuchi Family : Kihachi, Hanko, Shōko : Feature Exhibition. Nara National Museum, 2015, 64p. (Japanese) |