Writing box (suzuribako)
Dateca. 1850
Maker
Japanese
Label TextThe lid of this richly decorated box for writing utensils depicts a courtier crossing a bridge toward a residence where a woman sits waiting. Outside in the springtime garden, a stream flows among blossoming cherry trees, a pine tree, and young pine seedlings. The underside of the lid shows two rabbits playing amid blooming bush clover and pinks. Autumn flowers also decorate the base of the box, which holds an inkstone and flower-shaped water dropper.
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, 2019Credit 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
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