Collection Online as of January 16, 2022
Water Dropper 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)
Engraved silver and gold
Lillian M. Kern Memorial Fund 2020.67.e
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.