Writing Box
1700-1800 (made)
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Writing box (suzuribako); lacquered bamboo in two shades plaited in a repeated pattern with a group of fishes and seaweed in lacquer, carved and lacquered wood, pottery, tortoiseshell and horn; the box contains a frame with an ink stone in the form of Ebisu (God of Good Fortune) in green, black and yellow pottery and a water bottle in bronze in the shape of a fish, on the upper surface are shells in other metals, Japan.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, covered in woven bamboo and decorated in lacquer, enamelled pottery and horn |
| Brief description | Writing box (suzuribako); lacquered bamboo in two shades plaited in a repeated pattern with a group of molluscus and seaweed in lacquer, carved and lacquered wood, pottery, tortoise shell and horn; the box contains a frame with an ink stone in the form of Ebisu (God of Good Fortune) in green, black and yellow pottery and a water bottle in bronze in the shape of a fish, on the upper surface are shells in other metals, Japan, 17th-18th century. |
| Physical description | Writing box (suzuribako); lacquered bamboo in two shades plaited in a repeated pattern with a group of fishes and seaweed in lacquer, carved and lacquered wood, pottery, tortoiseshell and horn; the box contains a frame with an ink stone in the form of Ebisu (God of Good Fortune) in green, black and yellow pottery and a water bottle in bronze in the shape of a fish, on the upper surface are shells in other metals, Japan. |
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| Credit line | Tomkinson Memorial Fund |
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| Bibliographic reference | Japanese Art: the great European collections. vol. 4. Kodansha International, 1994. Colour plate No.50-51. |
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| Accession number | W.56 to E-1922 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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