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Source Description
Both functional and elegant, this is a container for an ink stone, brushes, and ink from a set of writing tools that included a larger box for paper. Against a sleek gold lacquered ground, its artist has used restraint in sprinkled powder decoration (maki-e) to produce the design of cockscomb and harvested rice on the interior of the lid.
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Document identity
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156795
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Chrysanthemum and Plum
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Source metadata
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156795
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object
title
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Chrysanthemum and Plum
description
Both functional and elegant, this is a container for an ink stone, brushes, and ink from a set of writing tools that included a larger box for paper. Against a sleek gold lacquered ground, its artist has used restraint in sprinkled powder decoration (maki-e) to produce the design of cockscomb and harvested rice on the interior of the lid.
date
late 1800s-early 1900s
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79946723
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371214
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Lacquer
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1
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import
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Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
accession
1992.389
Source extras
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Lacquer over wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e)
tombstone
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Chrysanthemum and Plum, late 1800s-early 1900s. Sasaki Takayasu (Japanese, 1845–1929). Lacquer over wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.389
collection
Japanese Art
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Bequest of Maud Eells Corning
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2026-05-29 08:09:13.641000
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156795
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Lacquer over wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e)
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male
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