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Writing box (Suzuri-bako)

Writing box (Suzuri-bako)

Artist: Haritsu
Date: Edo Period (1603-1868), Mid-19th century
Dimensions:
Box: 9 5/8 × 8 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (24.4 × 22.2 × 5.7 cm)
Medium: Gold lacquer, kirikane, inlaid gold nuggets, cut-gold and silver. Waterpot: silver maple-leaf. Ink-stick.
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Utilitarian Objects
Credit Line: Gift of H. A. Fee
Object number: 1952.28A-F
DescriptionLandscape with waterfall and stream; blossoming cherry trees
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