Writing Box with Design of the Sumiyoshi Shrine
Rectangular box with rounded corners and a flat top. The box is primarily gold-colored with a darker patina around the edges. The lid features an embossed design depicting a scene. The scene shows buildings with trees and people. The buildings appear to represent the Sumiyoshi Shrine. The box has a thin blue line encircling it, separating the lid from the base. The background of the image is off-white.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 600 × 483 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like
Writing Box (suzuribako) with Waterfall and Auspicious Characters
Writing Box with Yellow Rose Flowers and Rushing Stream
Incense Box with Chrysanthemums
Writing Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji
Writing Box with Decoration of a Tethered Horse
Writing Box
Incense Box (Kogo) with Pines and Plovers
Incense Container
Box
Writing Box
Writing Box with Design of Elderly Couple under Pine from the Noh Play Takasago
Box with tray
Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters
Box with Design of Pines Along the Shore
Writing Box with Design of Flowering Bush Clover and Sun
Box
Document Box (Bunko) with Design of Cherry Trees in Bloom in Yoshino
Box
Kobako
Box for Inkstone and Writing Implements (Suzuribako)
Writing Box with Design of the Tatsuta River
Box with Landscape
Covered Basket with Design of Bush Clover and Deer
Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (shikishi-bako) with an Auspicious Landscape of Young Pines and Nandina Shrubs
