Writing box

anonymous, 1600 - 1699

A bouquet of flowering autumn plants adorns the lid of this box for writing implements, in which a brush and inkstone would have been stored. Japanese lacquerware is decorated with autumnal motifs remarkably often. One explanation may be that autumn in Japan is a pleasant season, when the oppressive heat of summer is replaced by fine, clear weather.

  • Artwork typesuzuribako, schrijfcassette
  • Object numberAK-MAK-142
  • Dimensionsheight 4.8 cm x width 22.2 cm x depth 23.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Writing box

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-142

  • Description

    Aan binnen- en buitenzijde deksel "De zeven Herfstplanten" in goud tegen zwart fond.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    1600 - 1699

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 4.8 cm x width 22.2 cm x depth 23.5 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase Fukuda, Kyoto, 1930)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; from the dealer Fukuda, Kyoto, ¥ 300, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1930;{Note RMA.: partly in exchange for 1 unknown object} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Lee Bruscke-Johnson, 'Dew Drops and Dancing Plovers: Literary Themes in Japanese Lacquer in the Rijksmuseum', Aziatische Kunst 26/1 (1996), pp. 31-38.

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