AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1963.260
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Title:
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Spitting Courtesan
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 1800
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Creation Start Date:
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1795
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Creation End Date:
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1805
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Materials and Techniques:
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lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e (gold dust)
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Classification Term:
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Lacquer
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Style or Period:
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Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
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Dimensions:
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Box: 21.6cm x 19.8cm x 3.2cm, Cover: 20.7cm x 20.7cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1963.260
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Credit Line:
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Worcester R. Warner Collection
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Tomkinson(N. V. Hammer)
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Context:
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The scene depicted here may have been borrowed from a color woodblock print or a painting. The woman mischievously spurts black tooth stain from her mouth onto a wall to form the characters in a message that reads "perseverance in love."
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1963.260.tif
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