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A lacquered inkstone box, or suzuri-bako, featuring maki-e decorations and nashiji gold lacquer finish. It was collected by Commodore Matthew C. Perry during his historic Japan Expedition (1853-1854) that opened Japan to the western world and established a lasting diplomatic, economic and cultural relationship between two Pacific Rim nations. Artifacts from Perry's Japan Expedition would become some of the founding objects of the Smithsonian Institution's anthropology collections.

Details

  • Title: Lacquered Inkstone Box (Suzuri-Bako)
  • Location: Japan, Asia
  • Physical Dimensions: L: 40.5 cm W: 33 cm H: 17 cm
  • Type: Writing Case
  • Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
  • External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
  • USNM Catalog Number(s): E71-0
  • Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
  • Field: Ethnology
  • Accession Date: 1859-03-09

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