Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Boat, Egret, and Reed Design
BoxesJapanese18th century

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Boat, Egret, and Reed Design

18th century

Artists

Mochizuki HanzanArtist

Description

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with sheet-lead, glazed-ceramic, and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and metal fittings

Classification
Boxes
Medium
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, lacquer paste, lead, ceramic and shell inlays; stone and metal fittings
Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo period, 1615-1868
Century
18th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.8 x 21.2 x 23.3 cm (1 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.)

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