Description:
Contained in a box (under accession number MH 1893.6a.Q.K), two rectangular trays of writing instruments. One contains a removable inkstone (suzuri, and ink well) and a removable rectangular silver water dropper (suiteki) with a tiny spout, decorated with incised floral patterns and set into a gilt and silver double-lotus saucer. Another tray holds two thin brushes with tops (fude), an ink stick (sumi) with inscriptions (Ko Umezono shu jinzo, "made by the master of Old Plum Garden"), and a slender container of a missing small knife (kogatana or tosu).

Tags:
literature; education; writing

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