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Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Woodcutter

Ogata Kōrin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black, square box with rounded corners and slightly raised edges. A man with a white beard and bald head wearing a gray patterned robe and no shoes. He is holding a large brown broom.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Black and gold lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl and pewter inlay
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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