Lid for a Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Hydrangea at Night

1930s
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The close-up design and stylization of the hydrangea-blossom motif on this writing box are a modern extension of the reconsidering of classical seasonal imagery that was a main feature of Rinpa school aesthetics from the mid-1600s to mid-1800s.

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