Writing Box (Suzuri-bako) / Ogata Kôrin
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- Accession Number
- 1942.7
- Title
- Writing Box (Suzuri-bako)
- Artist
- Ogata Kôrin
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- (Kyoto, 1658 - 1716)
- Medium and Support
- black and gold lacquer on wood
- Object Creation Date
- 1661-1716
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Baroness Maud Ledyard von Ketteler
- Dimensions
- 4.5 cm x 23 cm (1 3/4 in. x 9 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th-18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- lacquer
- Secondary Object Classification
- Wood and Wood Carving
- Secondary Object Type
- box
- Physical Description
- An elegant writing box, which originally came with a paperknife, a water-dropper, and a stone for grinding the ink. Black laquer with poetic motifs formed out of abalone shells, gold, silver and corroded lead.
- Subject Matter
- An autumnal scene of a lone gate with tree, thatched fence and the moon. Interior of the box is decorated with wild autumn flowers done using the laborious maki-e technique.
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1097 x 831
- File Size
- 75 KB
- Record
- 1942.7
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"Writing Box (Suzuri-bako); Ogata Kôrin." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1942.7/1942.7.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 23, 2024.