Suzuribako (Writing box)
DateMeiji period (1868–1912)
MediumCryptomeria wood with lacquer; silver and coral inlay
Dimensions7 x 8 1/2 x 1 5/8 inches (17.8 x 21.6 x 4.1 cm)
CultureJapan
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Terms
- Decorative Arts
- Vessels - Boxes
- Coral
- Cryptomeria wood
- Inlay
- Lacquer
- Silver
- Animals
- Birds
- Bodies of water
- Boxes (containers)
- Chrysanthemums
- Evening
- Flowers
- Flying
- Hibiscuses
- Inkstones
- Moon
- Night
- Plants
- Rivers
- Swallows
- Times of the day
- Vessels - Boxes
- Water droppers
- Waves
- Writing tools
- Japanese
Object number87.072.002
Collections
Unidentified artist
Unidentified artist
late 16th or early 17th century
Unidentified artist
Ch'ing Dynasty: Ch'ien-Lung Period (1736-1796); Qing Dynasty: Qianlong Period (1
Unidentified artist
Liu Shaohua