Suzuribako (writing box) decorated with Chinese figures

Date19th century

MediumLacquer inlaid with coral, mother-of-pearl, ivory, and other materials, with inkstone and metal water dropper in the form of a fluted kettle

Dimensions2 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 10 5/8 inches (5.7 × 24.8 × 27 cm)

CultureJapan

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Credit LineGift of Helen Anbinder, Class of 1962, and Paul Anbinder, Class of 1960

Terms

Object number2024.010.002

Collections

Unidentified artist

18th century

18th or 19th century

ca. 1920

Alfonso A. Ossorio

1968

Chakaia Booker

2000

Unidentified artist

19th century

Unidentified artist

Unidentified artist

early 18th century

Unidentified artist

Unidentified artist

Unidentified artist

Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Nina Katchadourian

2007