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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Mice and Fan by Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) — VisualArtsDB

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Mice and Fan

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Mice and Fan

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō)

1700–1799

Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, green hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application, ceramic, ivory, and pewter inlays
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); L. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Genre: lacquer
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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