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TITLE Sewing Tansu (box) DESCRIPTION Sewing Tansu (box) Contents of lid: 1 ruler, 1 ball of pink thread, 6 thread holders (blue, red, red and white, green with pink thread, cardboard with ink thread, cardboard with black thread) Contents of bottom drawer: sheet of folded paper with Japanese writing. CONTEXT A sewing box made of koa wood for a Japanese bride, circa 1912. CREDIT Courtesy of Bishop Museum DATE ca. 1912 |
