Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Cherry Blossom and Fence Design

Unidentified ArtistEarly Edo period, 17th century

Details

Title: Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Cherry Blossom and Fence Design
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: Early Edo period, 17th century
Physical Dimensions: w21.7 x h4.7 x d23.2 cm
Period: Edo period, Early, 1615-1704
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Elaine Ehrenkranz Collection of Japanese Lacquer Boxes; Gift of Elaine Ehrenkranz
Creation Place: Japan/East Asia
Type: Boxes
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings

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