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Writing Box (suzuribako) with Waterfall and Auspicious Characters
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Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e hiramaki-e togidashimaki-e and gold inlay on nashiji ground, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix 1881
Title: Writing Box (suzuribako) with Waterfall and Auspicious Characters
Description:
Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e hiramaki-e togidashimaki-e and gold inlay on nashiji ground, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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