COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MIA_.75.90.1a-f
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
Title:
Writing box
View:
Front
Creation Date:
19th century
Creation Start Date:
1800
Creation End Date:
1899
Materials and Techniques:
lacquer
Classification Term:
accessories
Dimensions:
8-7/8 x 9-3/4 in.
Component Measured:
overall
Measurement Unit:
in
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number:
75.90.1a-f
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous St. Paul Friend
Context:
Suzuribako, beautifully ornamented lacquer boxes with compartments for an ink stone, ink stick, water dropper, and brushes, became popular during the Muromachi period (1392-1573). By the Edo period, lacquer artists adroitly combined a variety of materials to produce sumptuous objects of great visual appeal. For this box, the waves and sea spray were rendered in silver, which has oxidized to a pewter-gray color. The moon, too, is a silver disk, and would have flashed brilliantly against the dark background sprinkled lightly with gold flakes.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.4668c.tif
