Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design
BoxesJapanese16th-17th century

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Pine and Plum Tree Design

Late Muromachi or Momoyama period, late 16th-17th 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 originally with inlays [now lost]; stone and metal fittings
Culture
Japanese
Period
Muromachi period, Late or Momoyama period
Century
16th-17th century
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.5 x 22.2 x 23.7 cm (1 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)

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