BoxesJapanese17th-18th century

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako)

Early Edo period, late 17th to early 18th century

Classification

Boxes

Medium

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), and nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone and metal fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

17th-18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.6 x 20.8 x 22.2 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

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