Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Plovers and Gabion Design
1733–1766
- Medium
- Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and sabi urushi (thick lacquer paste) utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design) and takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with glazed-ceramic, ivory, mother-of-pearl, coral, and malachite inlays; stone and metal fittings
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 17.4 x 18.1 cm (1 1/2 x 6 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.)
- Genre
- Boxes
Tags
Japanese