Writing Box
| Place of origin |
Writing box with cover depicting an owl, in relief, in an oak tree in coloured lacquers, pottery, mother-of-pearl and pewter on a black ground; around the sides of the cover are precious objects, auspicious characters and karakusa scrolls in low relief; black lacquer interior with lacquered inkstone and lacquered copper water vessel of archaic design.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood, inlaid, mother-of-pearl, pottery |
| Brief description | Writing box decorated with an owl in an oak tree in coloured lacquer, pottery, mother-of-pearl and pewter on a black lacquer ground, and with precious objects, auspicious characters and scrolls in low relief lacquer around the sides of the lid, Japan, ca. 1775-1850. |
| Physical description | Writing box with cover depicting an owl, in relief, in an oak tree in coloured lacquers, pottery, mother-of-pearl and pewter on a black ground; around the sides of the cover are precious objects, auspicious characters and karakusa scrolls in low relief; black lacquer interior with lacquered inkstone and lacquered copper water vessel of archaic design. |
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| Content description | owl |
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| Accession number | W.272-1916 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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