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Writing Box

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)

17th–18th century · Lacquer with design in pottery and pewter

Writing Box (suzuribako) with Waterfall and Auspicious Characters

Unrecorded maker

late 18th century · Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and gold inlay on nashiji ground

Writing Box with Design of Maple Leaves and Bugaku Hat from the Tale of Genji

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)

18th century · Gold and glazed pottery on colored lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl

Writing Box with Design of Six Poets under a Cherry Tree and a Pine

Unrecorded maker

18th century · Gold and silver maki-e, colored lacquer, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Woodcutter

Hon'ami Kōetsu (d. 1637)

18th or early 19th century · Gold maki-e on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay

Writing box

Unrecorded maker

1868 · Kiri wood (a kind of paulownia) with design in pottery relief

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Landscape Design

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Gold takamakie and gold and silver foil on black lacquer

Writing Box with Design of Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Colored lacquer and ivory on dark green lacquer

Writing Box with Design of the Tatsuta River

Unrecorded maker

19th century · Gold and silver maki-e on gold lacquer

Writing Box with Woodcutter Design

Ogata Kōrin (d. 1716)

19th century · Black and gold lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl and pewter inlay

Pastime Stories

Edward Penfield (d. 1925)

1894 · Commercial relief process