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Source Description
This hollow ink stone shaped like a musical instrument called a <em>koto</em> reflects the witty idea that music can inspire writing. The koto’s string and bridge were incised into the clay and then painted with underglaze iron pigment.
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Document identity
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145962
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Inkstone in the Form of a Koto
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145962
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object
title
Inkstone in the Form of a Koto
description
This hollow ink stone shaped like a musical instrument called a <em>koto</em> reflects the witty idea that music can inspire writing. The koto’s string and bridge were incised into the clay and then painted with underglaze iron pigment.
date
1600s
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CC0
language
en
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Q79923894
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Ceramic
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.4 x 19.2 x 7 cm (1 3/4 x 7 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858)
accession
1971.168
Source extras
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Stoneware with underglaze iron decoration (Shino ware, Mino type)
tombstone
Inkstone in the Form of a Koto, 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858). Stoneware with underglaze iron decoration (Shino ware, Mino type); overall: 4.4 x 19.2 x 7 cm (1 3/4 x 7 9/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Stone, 1971.168
collection
Japanese Art
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1971.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 59, no. 1 (February 1972): 3–46.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 46, no. 165; Reproduced: p. 43, no. 165
citation
Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. <em>The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 16–17, no. 2
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Stone
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2026-05-29 07:29:08.650000
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145962
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Stoneware with underglaze iron decoration (Shino ware, Mino type)
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