Trinket Box

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Trinket Box

Entry/Object ID

252/4968

Description

EGG SHAPED WITH LID. Decorated with inyo symbols and Japenese writing

Collection

ETHNOGRAPHIC/JAPAN, CERAMICS

Made/Created

Place

Continent

Asia

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Japan

Culture/Tribe

Japanese

Notes

Accession book identifies this as Japanese. However, visual similarities were unable to be found on the Internet that were Japanese. A few Chinese trinket boxes matched. In addition, the yin yang symbol as depicted is Chinese. The Japanese concept of inyo is visually different.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

SOAPDISH

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good