id:			292929
accession number:	2016.34.a
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.34.a
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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (lid), c. 1573–1599. Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615). Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application; 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2016.34.a

title:				Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Phoenix in Paulownia (lid)
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creation date:			c. 1573–1599
creation date earliest:		1573
creation date latest:		1599
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture:	Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615)
technique:	Lacquer on wood with sprinkled gold and silver powder (maki-e) and gold and silver foil application
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Lacquer
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CREATORS

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measurements: 4 x 20.5 x 23.5 cm (1 9/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
	opening date:   2017-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2016-present
	date: 2016-
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fun fact:
The only place the mythical phoenix will perch is the paulownia tree.

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wall description:
This box––a container for an inkstone, brushes, and ink––is both functional and lavish, its dramatic effects achieved with a pear-skin ground decoration (<em>nashiji</em>), and sprinkled powder decoration in high relief (<em>takamaki-e</em>). In contrast to the bright, celebratory motifs on the exterior, the interior of the box invites a more reflective mood with its autumn moonlit sky over chrysanthemums.
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IMAGES

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