Writing Box
1700-1800 (made)
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Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 7 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in gold and silver lacquer |
| Brief description | Writing box, wood lacquered in gold and silver lacquer with gold and silver foil, with a design of peonies and yamabuki (kerria japonica) by a rocky stream, 18th century, Japan. |
| Physical description | A square writing box (suzuribako) of wood covered in gold and silver hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer and gold and silver foil mosaic, with a design of a mountain stream, rocks, peonies and mountain roses. The thin curved edges are decorated with stylised floral scrolls and chrysanthemum flower heads in gold hiramaki-e lacqueron a silver lacquer ground. The inside of the lid depicts an autumn scene of rice sheaves hanging out to dry on poles, maple trees, geese and autumn plants at the rocky water's edge of a stream in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e lacquer on a nashi-ji (pear-skin ground) lacquer ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Cynthia Lewis in memory of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mere |
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| Associated object | W.123-1910 (Set) |
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| Accession number | FE.100-1982 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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