Miniature writing box
Maker
Unidentified artist
MediumBlack lacquer, gold leaf, mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions1 x 4 1/2 x 5 inches (2.5 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard S. Liddell
Terms
- Decorative Arts
- Black lacquer
- Gold leaf
- Inlay
- Mother of pearl DO NOT USE
- Animals
- Birds
- Boxes (containers)
- Bridges
- Footbridges
- Geometric patterns
- Grasses
- Inkstones
- Inkwells
- Inscriptions
- Manchurian cranes
- Miniatures
- Pine trees
- Plants
- Rock
- Waves
- Writing tools
- Japanese
Object number78.018.005
Collections
Unidentified artist
Unidentified artist
Ch'ing Dynasty: Ch'ien-Lung Period (1736-1796); Qing Dynasty: Qianlong Period (1
Unidentified artist
18th-19th century
Meiji period (1868–1912)
