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Suzuribako with inkstone and water dropper
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Suzuribako (writing box), the background is executed in nashiji (speckled gold lacquer). The decoration is applied in takamakie (gold lacquer and relief) and consists of blooming cherry trees, to which a large cloth is attached with cords as a windscreen. Inside the box is an inkstone set in gold lacquer and a metal water dropper. The whole is kept in a cloth within a black lacquer box without decoration. The box is held together by a ribbon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSuzuribako met inktsteen en waterdruppelaar. 1700 - 1799. Suisen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
