Inkstone Case
Date17th Century
MediumLacquer over wood with mother-of-pearl and gold gilt
Dimensionswidth x depth: 10½ x 8½ in.
26.7 x 21.6 cm
26.7 x 21.6 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Collins Holding Company, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Endicott and an anonymous donor
Object number81.683
ClassificationsLacquer
Curator NotesRed lacquer rectangular writing box with wavy rim, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and gilt. It is decorated with the image of five squirrels among fruiting grape vines on the top and similar vines on the sides.
On View
Not on viewLocations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, Asian, Objects
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Christie's, Tokyo, sale 1981, lot 435
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