Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji
early 1900s
Maker Unknown
Japanese Art
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with the “First Song” (Hatsune) Chapter from the Tale of Genji, 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
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Lacquer
- Formatted Medium
- Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e), foil application (kirikane), and metal inlay
- Medium
- lacquered, wood, gold, silver, sprinkled, powder, maki-e, foil, application, kirikane, metal, inlay
- Dimensions
- Overall: 22.8 x 26.7 cm (9 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 1970.28
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Newman T. Halvorson
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1970, Visions of Landscape: East and West, Imagining the Garden, Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation, Stories in Japanese Art (Japanese art rotation)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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