Writing box (suzuribako 硯箱)
Lacquer ware
Japan
Subject/design:
On the lid, two boats poled by two men in a rainy night.
On the back of the lid, a rain-drenched willow in the night.
Materials:
Takamaki-e and hiramaki-e
Date:
Meiji era (1868-1912)
Size:
3.2 x 16 x 14.5 cm
Place of origin:
Japan
Artist:
Unknown
Comments:
In the interior of the box, an inkstone and a water-dropper.
Inventory number:
CB.LJ.1928.82
Copyright:
Fondation Baur
Photographer:
Marian Gérard