Box Item Number: 664/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rectangular orange-brown box (part a) and fitted lid (part b) made of thick, heavy cardboard covered with paper. One side of box folds open with large tabs; lid has long sides that entirely cover the sides of the box. Embossed rectangular paper label atop the lid features a large character in the centre surrounded by text in English: "Handmade Papers of the World/The 80th Anniversary of the Foundation/Takeo Co., Ltd./MCMLXXIX/Printed in Japan."
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Owned by Takeo Company Ltd. before August 11, 1980
- Received from U.B.C. President's Committee on Japanese Studies (Funding source), Takeo Company Ltd. (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 11, 1980
What
- Name
- Box
- Identification Number
- 664/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- box
- Material
- paper, paste adhesive and dye
- Overall
- height 17.4 cm, width 42.0 cm, depth 31.6 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- Takeo Company Ltd.
- Received from
- U.B.C. President's Committee on Japanese Studies (Funding source), Takeo Company Ltd. (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1980
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1980
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0664/0001 a-b