BoxesJapanese18th century

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Hydrangea, Fabric and Mirror Design

Mid Edo period, 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), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with glazed-ceramic and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and lacquered-copper fittings

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6.1 x 28.1 x 31.8 cm (2 3/8 x 11 1/16 x 12 1/2 in.)

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