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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Writing box (suzuri bako) with a writing set
Date Made:18th-19th century (Edo Period)
Type:Written Communication Tool
Materials:Wood with lacquer, silver inlay, and Maki-e decoration (sprinkled gold and silver powders)
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 1 3/4 in x 9 5/8 in x 8 3/4 in; 4.4 cm x 24.4 cm x 22.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  No inscription.
Accession Number:  MH 1893.6a.Q.K
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. Adeline D. H. Kelsey (Class of 1868)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Writing box that contains a writing set with a lid decorated lavishly with maki-e (sprinkled picture) and mother-of-pearl inlay, with meander patterns as background and turtle, dragon and flowers in three separate roundels. The interior of the lid is decorated with a landscape of Mount Fuji with an island of tree in the foreground and water between. The writing set is under accession number MH 1893.6b.Q.K.

Tags:
literature; education

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