Writing Box (suzuri-bako)
Writing Box (suzuri-bako)
Artist
Ritsu-o (Ogawa Haritsu)
(Japanese)
DateEdo Period (1615-1868), about 1725
Dimensions9 7/16 x 8 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.
MediumLacquer with pewter, porcelain and shell inlays, and gilded bronze
ClassificationUtilitarian Objects
Credit LineGift of H.A. Fee
Object number
1952.30A-F
Not on View
DescriptionTwo geese and stream inlaid on gold ground.
Label TextElaborate containers for calligraphy materials were a popular form of decorative art in Japan. Drips of water from the water pot (mizushashi), here made in the shape of bamboo leaves, were sprinkled on the grinding stone (suzuri) at the center of the box. A dry ink stick (sumi) was then rubbed firmly against the wet grinding stone.
about 1800
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1615-1868), about 1760
Zhou Dynasty (1045-222 BCE)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1603-1868)
Edo Period (1615-1868), about 1750
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, about 1479-1298 BCE
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