Writing box

Museum number:
9-130
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.143
Description:
Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1963-1964 #11: Oakland Public Museum (September 5, 1963–October 15, 1963) and S1964-1965 #97: First Savings and Loan Association (May 20, 1965–June 7, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.Hearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Writing box, accession number 9-130, described as Square gilt wooden box; cover showing river scene. Contains stone palette with frame to hold same, and leaf-shaped ink container; writing box; lacquer with gold surfaced. Maki-e i.e. design executed in gold and silver powder; 18-19th century.

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