Curator

  • Art Institute Chicago
  • Harvard art museum
  • My Exhibition
Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Deer and Bamboo Design

Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Deer and Bamboo Design

Japanese

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques and with sheet-lead and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and metal fittings

Edo period, 1615-1868

Boxes