Writing box

Museum number:
9-9483a-h
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21099483a@2dh
Accession number:
Acc.2405
Description:
writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Comment:
Silk fabric inside box given component designation during inventory 12/2013 L. Beyer.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Writing box, accession number 9-9483a-h, described as writing box; 5-tiered polished black lacquered wood with gold lacquered Paulownia crest design; wood case; a) lid; b-f) boxes, all containing inkstone and brass water-dropper; b) also contains seal ink container; g) wood case with lid; inscription both ends, top and bottom; inkstone boxes used for writing poems (used during a congregation of poets); makie-e technique (sprinkled painting) used in producing Paulownia leaf design. (h) Silk fabric inside box, 6/4/12 AT.

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