Writing box

Description

Writing box (suzuribako) with lid, lacquered wood decorated on the lid with a landscape in raised gold takamakie and inside with birds on the shore, containing inkstone, water dropper and tray: Japan, mid 18th century

Museum reference

A.1877.5.8

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Writing box, Suzuribako, Inkstone, Water dropper, Tray

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

Mid 18th century

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Physical description

Lacquered wood

Associations

Purchaser: Thomas Archer
Philadelphia Exhibition

Exhibitions

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Centennial International Exhibition, Philadelphia (1876 - 1876)

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.24