id: 145101
accession number: 1970.28.b
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji (lid), early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e), foil application (kirikane), and metal inlay; overall: 22.8 x 26.7 cm (9 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Newman T. Halvorson 1970.28.b
title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji (lid)
title in original language: 初音蒔絵硯箱
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creation date: early 1900s
creation date earliest: 1895
creation date latest: 1912
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creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Newman T. Halvorson
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culture: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
technique: Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e), foil application (kirikane), and metal inlay
department: Japanese Art
collection: Japanese Art
type: Lacquer
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measurements: Overall: 22.8 x 26.7 cm (9 x 10 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review: 1970
opening date: 1971-02-10T05:00:00
Year in Review: 1970. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).
title: Visions of Landscape: East and West
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
title: Imagining the Garden
opening date: 2015-10-24T00:00:00
Imagining the Garden. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24, 2015-March 6, 2016).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2020-01-24T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (January 24-October 11, 2020).
title: Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)
opening date: 2021-10-08T04:00:00
Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 8, 2021-April 3, 2022).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Mr. Newman T. [1908–1992] and Mrs. Virginia M. Halvorson [1911–1999], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?–1970
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1970–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 58, no. 2, 1971, pp. 22–71.
page number: Reproduced: no. 177; Mentioned: p. 71
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361
Grossman, Nancy, James T. Ulak, Marjorie Williams, and Laurence Channing. Art of Japan: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2005.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 109
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Sŏn, Sŭng-hye. The Lure of Painted Poetry: Japanese and Korean Art. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2011.
page number: cat. no. 81
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