Collection Online as of February 4, 2023
Interior Piece for a Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Hydrangea at Night
夜紫陽花文硯箱
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Japan, Shōwa period
(1926-89)
Lacquered wood and silver with gold, silver, and color sprinkled powder (maki-e)
Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund 2020.67.c
Location
not on view
Description
The close-up design and stylization of the hydrangea-blossom motif on this writing box are a modern extension of the reconsidering of classical seasonal imagery that was a main feature of Rinpa school aesthetics from the mid-1600s to mid-1800s.