id:			144289
accession number:	1969.124.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.124.b
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (lid), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e; overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1969.124.b

title:				Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Design of Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo (lid)
title in original language:	松椿竹蒔絵硯箱
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			1400s
creation date earliest:		1400
creation date latest:		1499
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
technique:	lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Lacquer
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, 1970: Year in Review 1969.<br>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120); March 11, 2003 - July 13, 2004.

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PROVENANCE

	(Setsu Gatodo)
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fun fact:
The metal water dropper inside the box above the ink stone also has pine and camellia motifs.

digital description:
Writing boxes were indispensible personal possessions for the literate of medieval Japan. Beyond containing the tools for artistic expression and communication such as an ink stone, writing brushes, and a water dropper, writing boxes often featured scenes from classical literature or symbolic motifs rendered in a wide array of complex lacquer techniques.

wall description:
Writing boxes were indispensible personal possessions for the literate of medieval Japan. Beyond containing the tools for artistic expression and communication such as an ink stone, writing brushes, and a water dropper, writing boxes often featured scenes from classical literature or symbolic motifs rendered in a wide array of complex lacquer techniques.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 378
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n398

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IMAGES

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