Igarashi Dōho
Writing Box with Design of Autumn Flowers and Grasses under the Sun and the Moon17th century

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Artist or Maker: Igarashi Dōho
Japan, died 1678
Title: Writing Box with Design of Autumn Flowers and Grasses under the Sun and the Moon
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: 17th century
Period: Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603)
Medium: Lacquer over wood; gold and silver leaf, flakes, and powder; mother-of-pearl inlays
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (5.72 x 22.23 x 24.45 cm); a) Lid: 1 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. (3.5 x 22.23 x 24.45 cm); b) Outer box: 2 x 8 3/8 x 9 1/4 in. (5.08 x 21.27 x 23.5 cm); c) Inkwell tray: 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 8 7/8 in. (1.59 x 11.11 x 22.54 cm); d) Tray: 3/4 x 3 5/8 x 8 7/8 in. (1.91 x 9.21 x 22.54 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Alice and Nahum Lainer, Carla and Fred Sands, Lenore and Richard Wayne, Jane and Marc B. Nathanson in honor of Lynda and Stewart Resnick, Kathy and Frank Baxter, Irene Christopher, and Marti and Tony Oppenheimer through the 2004 Collectors Committee
Accession Number: M.2004.196a-d
Classification: Lacquer
Collecting Area: Japanese Art