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Writing Box with Lattice and Flower Design

Unrecorded maker

mid-17th century · Wood; overlaid with dyed wool, stamped silver and gilt-copper plaques

Writing box (suzuribako) with chrysanthemums and autumn grasses

Igarashi Dōho (d. 1678)

second half 17th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold and silver foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay

Rectangular writing box with decoration of clouds and cranes

Unrecorded maker

17th century · Red lacquer with engraved gold and litharge painting

Writing box (suzuribako) with chrysanthemums and mandarin ducks

Igarashi Fujin 五十嵐不尽 (d. 1733)

second half 17th–early 18th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and cut-out gold and silver foil application

Desk (bonheur du jour)

Martin Carlin (d. 1785)

ca. 1769 · Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain

Desk (bonheur du jour)

Martin Carlin (d. 1785)

ca. 1770 · Oak, mahogany, tulipwood, sycamore, ebony, box and harewood, gilt-bronze mounts, soft-paste porcelain

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Books

Unrecorded maker

18th century · Gold, silver togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application

Writing Box with Design of Wild Pink by Fence

Unrecorded maker

late 18th century · Gold maki-e with inlays of ivory and mother-of-pearl on black lacquer

Branch with Cherry Flowers, Writing Box and Sheet of Paper for Poem Writing (Tanzaku)

Unidentified artist

1868 · Part of an album of woodblock prints (surimono); ink and color on paper

Shikishi (square calligraphy paper) Box with Design of Flowers and Praying Mantis

Unrecorded maker

second half of the19th century · Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cutout gold foil application, mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground

Writing Box with Design of Chinese-Style Flower Arrangement (Inside: Design of Geese)

Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) (d. 1747)

19th century · Gold maki-e on black lacquer

Spring Orchids

Shimomura Kanzan 下村観山 (d. 1930)

ca. 1920s · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk