Suzuribako

anonymous, c. 1800

Writing box showing a beach with pine trees and plovers. Japan. Early 19th century. Lacquer on wood, metal. Plovers hovering over the waves is a motif from Japanese poetry. The sad call of this bird is often mentioned in Japanese poems. Westendorp bequest.

  • Artwork typesuzuribako
  • Object numberAK-MAK-870
  • Dimensionsheight 3.8 cm x width 12.5 cm x depth 20.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Suzuribako

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-870

  • Description

    Kleine suzuribako met een voorstelling van pijnbomen aan het strand met een vlucht vogels in goudlak.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 3.8 cm x width 12.5 cm x depth 20.7 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} 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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