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Writing box (suzuribako)
Writing box (suzuribako)

Writing box (suzuribako)

Dateca. 1850
Object number91.126
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle", Jul. 16, 2001 - Nov. 17, 2002 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rabbit, Cat and Horse; Endearing Creatures in Japanese Art", Dec. 21, 2002 - Mar. 16, 2003 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Going For Gold," Nov. 3, 2012 - Dec. 8, 2013 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Noble Splendor: Art of Japanese Aristocrats," Jul. 28, 2018 - Mar. 3, 2019
Credit LineGift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection
DimensionsOverall h.: 2.8 cm Overall w.: 15.9 cm Overall length: 19.3 cm .a H.: 1 1/8 in. .b H.: 1 in. .a W.: 6 in. .b W.: 6 1/4 in. .a L.: 7 7/16 in. .b L.: 7 5/8 in.
MediumGold and silver lacquer on wood
Photo: Paul Macapia
Japanese
18th century
Object number: 91.128
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Japanese
ca. 1700-1800
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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ca. 1880
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Japanese
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Incense box
Japanese
ca. 1850
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Photo: Scott Leen
Japanese
late 14th-late 16th Century
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14th century
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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early 17th century
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16th - 17th century
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