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Writing box with satin pattern
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The graceful pattern on this box is derived from the colourful, woodblock-printed fabric (chintz, in Japanese sarasa), which the Dutch East India Company had brought to Japan in previous centuries. The cream-coloured ground reflects the natural colour of the cotton cloth. As white lacquer could not yet be produced, Gyokuho used ground shells for this.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchrijfdoos met sitspatroon. c. 1910 - c. 1925. Inai Guokuho. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
