Writing box (suzuribako)

ca. 1850

Japanese

Gold and silver lacquer on wood

Overall 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.

Gift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection

91.126

Not currently on view

Resources

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

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