This box was part of a group of lacquer items which were a gift from the Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi (r.1858-66) to Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901) in 1860, and subsequently donated to the V&A in 1865.
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This box was part of a group of lacquer items which were a gift from the Shogun Tokugawa Iemochi (r.1858-66) to Queen Victoria (r.1837-1901) in 1860, and subsequently donated to the V&A in 1865.