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Oct 25, 2010
Oct 25, 2010
Oct 25, 2010
Box
Box
1800s
Japan, Edo period
(1615-1868)
Lacquer
Overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert P. Schafer 1974.271
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Description
For the cover designs on writing boxes, Chinese motifs like Mt. Penglai (Horai-zan in Japanese), the island of immortality, remained popular. A landscape with a river, buildings, mountains, trees, and clouds decorates the top of this portable writing box while the inside is embellished with clouds, birds, water, and grasses and offers a space for a tiny ink stone.
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