Detail View: The AMICA Library: Writing box
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.75.90.1a-f
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Writing box
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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19th century
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Creation Start Date:
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1800
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Creation End Date:
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1899
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Materials and Techniques:
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lacquer
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Classification Term:
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accessories
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Dimensions:
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8-7/8 x 9-3/4 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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75.90.1a-f
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Credit Line:
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Gift of an Anonymous St. Paul Friend
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Rights:
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Context:
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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. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.4668c.tif
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