竹蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box (Suzuribako) in the Shape of a Piece of Bamboo

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Title: 竹蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box (Suzuribako) in the Shape of a Piece of Bamboo
Date Created: early 20th century
Physical Dimensions: L. 10 1/6 in. (25.8 cm); W. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Gr. D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Type: Writing box
External Link: http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/58415
Medium: Lacquered wood with black takamaki-e on black lacquer ground (kuromaki-e)
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Culture: Japan

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