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Writing Box
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A bouquet of flowering autumn plants adorns the lid of this box for writing implements, in which a brush and inkstone would have been stored. Japanese lacquerware is decorated with autumnal motifs remarkably often. One explanation may be that autumn in Japan is a pleasant season, when the oppressive heat of summer is replaced by fine, clear weather.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchrijfdoos. 1600 - 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
