Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Boat, Egret, and Reed Design
Attributed to Mochizuki Hanzan 望月半山
1733–1766
- Medium
- Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, lacquer paste, lead, ceramic and shell inlays; stone and metal fittings
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 21.2 x 23.3 cm (1 7/8 x 8 3/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Boxes
Tags
Japanese
About
Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold, silver, and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and e-nashiji (pictorial "pear-skinned" ground) techniques and with sheet-lead, glazed-ceramic, and raden (mother-of-pearl) inlays; stone and metal fittings