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Carpenter's ink line (sumi-tsubo)
Carpenter's ink line (sumi-tsubo)

Carpenter's ink line (sumi-tsubo)

Date19th century
Object number92.47.254
Credit LineGift of Frank D. Stout
Dimensions5 1/8 x 4 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (13.02 x 12.07 x 29.21 cm)
MediumKeyaki wood
Adjustment lever or tensioner (kozaru) for pot hook (jizai kagi)
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.253
Harvest God
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.252
Double puppy group
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 92.47.255
Ceremonial set of carpenter's tools
Japanese
Object number: 34.80
Photo: Scott Leen
Jacob Lawrence
Object number: 2006.84
Photo: Scott Leen
Korean
19th century
Object number: 2023.11.244
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
18th century or later
Object number: 38.15
Ink stone and cover
Chinese
18th century
Object number: 53.32.2
Pen and ink container
Islamic
Object number: 38.141
Ink stick
Chinese
late 14th-mid 17th century
Object number: 39.235