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Photo: Paul Macapia
Writing box (suzuribako)
Photo: Paul Macapia

Writing box (suzuribako)

Date18th century
Maker Japanese
Object number91.128
Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, December 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle", July 16, 2001 - November 17, 2002 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum "Journeys in Landscape: Modern Art in Japan", November 26, 2004 - January 30, 2006
Credit LineGift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection
Dimensions1 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 7 3/4 in. (2.9 x 18.1 x 19.7 cm)
MediumGold and silver lacquer on wood, metal, stone
Writing box (suzuribako)
Writing box (suzuribako)
Japanese
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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Image Not Available for Writing box
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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ca. 1880
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Image Not Available for Rectangular two-tiered writing box
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Japanese
ca. 1850
Object number: 91.129
Photo: Scott Leen
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late 14th-late 16th Century
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Japanese
14th century
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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Hon'ami Koetsu
early 17th century
Object number: 50.67
Image Not Available for Oblong box and cover
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Chinese
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