Writing Box with Plovers by a Marsh

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Writing Box with Plovers by a Marsh

Alternate Title: 沢千鳥蒔絵硯箱

Japan, 18th century (mid-Edo period)
Lacquer
Lacquer with design in gold maki-e (sprinkled powder design)
Overall dimensions: 8 13/16 x 8 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (22.3 x 21.1 x 4.4 cm)
Gift of the 1992 Collectors Committee (AC1992.51.1.1-.5)
Japanese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1993,  vol. 31, no. 1-11 (January-November, 1993).
  • Singer, Robert T., Carpenter, John T., Goodall-Cristante, Hollis, and Takeda, Sharon Sadako.  Edo: Art in Japan 1615-1868.  Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1998.