Writing Box
1725-1775 (made)
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood covered in gold and black lacquer, inlaid mother-of-pearl and pewter |
| Brief description | Writing box decorated with autumn plants in gold lacquer on black lacquer and inlaid with mother-of-pearl and pewter, Japan, 1725-1775. |
| Physical description | Writing box (suzuribako) decorated with autumn plants in gold lacquer on black lacquer inklaid with mother-of-pearl and pewte; the interior is in nashiji (pear skin ground) lacquer and contains two oblong trays, an inkstone and water bottle of copper parcel gilt. |
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| Content description | autumn flowers |
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| Accession number | W.123:1-1916 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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