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Anonymous
Writing Box with Plovers by a Marsh18th century (mid-Edo period)

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Japanese lacquer writing box and lid displayed open, with gold nashiji exterior and a gold landscape scene of pines and grasses on the lid's surface

Anonymous, Writing Box with Plovers by a Marsh, 18th century (mid-Edo period), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the 1992 Collectors Committee, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Writing Box with Plovers by a Marsh
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century (mid-Edo period)
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Lacquer with design in gold maki-e (sprinkled powder design)
Dimensions
Overall dimensions: 8 13/16 x 8 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (22.3 x 21.1 x 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the 1992 Collectors Committee
Accession Number
AC1992.51.1.1-.5
Classification
Lacquer
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected 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.