COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MIA_.75.90.1a-f
amicoid
MIA_.75.90.1a-f
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2001
aly
2001
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
oty
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Name:
Unknown
crn
Unknown
Creator Name
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
crc
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Role:
artist
crr
artist
Creator Role
false
Creator Name-CRT:
artist unknown
crt
artist unknown
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Writing box
otn
Writing box
Title
false
View:
Front
rid
Front
View
false
Creation Date:
19th century
oct
19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1800
ocs
1800
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
oce
1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
lacquer
omd
lacquer
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
accessories
clt
accessories
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
8-7/8 x 9-3/4 in.
met
8-7/8 x 9-3/4 in.
Dimensions
false
Component Measured:
overall
mcm
overall
Component Measured
false
Measurement Unit:
in
mdu
in
Measurement Unit
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
oon
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
oop
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
75.90.1a-f
ooa
75.90.1a-f
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous St. Paul Friend
ooc
Gift of an Anonymous St. Paul Friend
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>
Rights
false
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.
cxd
<P>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.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MIA_.4668c.tif
ril
MIA_.4668c.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false