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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (lid)

松椿竹蒔絵硯箱

1400s

Japan, Muromachi period

(1392–1573)
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Medium
Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e)
Measurements
Overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1969.124.b
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The combination of pine, bamboo, and plum is a common seasonal motif; here the plum is replaced with camellia.

Description

Writing boxes were indispensible personal possessions for the literate of medieval Japan. Beyond containing the tools for artistic expression and communication such as an ink stone, writing brushes, and a water dropper, writing boxes often featured scenes from classical literature or symbolic motifs rendered in a wide array of complex lacquer techniques.

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (lid)

1400s

Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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