1592960804000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-24319 1747246145302 1745931234000 1747245848752 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-24319 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24319 3db9b305-3a5d-31bf-8c36-e2c61a6f4b20 6 reference term-31499 adlib-term-31499 32bb5d6c-9a2c-3e8f-b998-5f9468b062b8 lacquer red and white reference term-32148 adlib-term-32148 75d26bc8-87d4-39e3-9af6-8b0ef2b950ec coral Inlay reference term-27716 adlib-term-27716 246eefd8-f18b-3c47-8338-d68140b3497e gilt Decoration flakes of gold lying on or near the surface of the lacquer reference term-109737 adlib-term-109737 8197649c-80e8-3cda-97f5-5538aeb9068a hirame high-relief sprinkled design reference term-109689 adlib-term-109689 aae477cd-2e62-3fa1-8db0-47915040a6fe takamakie hollows filled with gold particles reference term-109701 adlib-term-109701 871ce9ab-83b9-391d-a9cf-2cb5bcbed131 uchikomi nashiji using large flakes of gold placed individually rather than sprinkled reference term-109693 adlib-term-109693 792555f9-aa97-3a8b-9dec-537e8fc277f8 gyobu nashiji reference term-31765 adlib-term-31765 18cd89de-9b39-37a1-9cd4-9adddb5cd725 bamboo Brush Case reference term-32234 adlib-term-32234 96ff7097-33c1-398e-891e-22b7705b69fe wood (plant material) Box reference term-39623 adlib-term-39623 bceb2a78-f736-370c-b231-797985da2650 silk (textile) Box Lining reference term-40400 adlib-term-40400 4caf8646-1108-3ae6-85a0-c0a4797f9f10 pewter Rims reference term-115 adlib-term-115 94d65983-dea2-361b-b187-a968c98ab1d8 Nature Applied Arts Wooden writing box, lacquer with pewter rims, suzuri-bako (box for writing utensils). Rectangular with rounded indented corners and a seated lid (A). The brown lacquer and gyobu nashiji ground (nashiji using large flakes of gold placed individually rather than sprinkled) is decorated in gold takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design) with a gnarled trunk of a camelia tree with a single branch. The branch has leaves, blossom and buds, two flower heads and three buds are inlaid in red coral, and one flower and one bud are inlaid in white coral, the rest are in gold. On the trunk are three characters in silver: chi-yo-wa (one thousand ages), which could be a girl's name. The size and pretty shape suggest it was made for a girl. The mikayeshi (inside of the lid) has a gyobu nashiji ground and shows gold takamakie and hirame (the flakes of gold lying on or near the surface of the lacquer) rocks with uchikomi details (hollows in the rocks filled with gold particles) and covered with grass, ferns and other small plants with red lacquer berries. On top of the rocks is a close group of three long-armed monkeys, one reaching out its right arm to grasp the moon, hence the silver mizuire (water-dropper). The inside of the lower section and the base are in gyobu nashiji (shimmering spangles using large flakes of gold); the inside is decorated with gold clouds which are continued on the the removable gyobu nashiji tray (B) around the silver water-dropper (C) which is in the shape of the crescent moon. The ink-stone (D) has gold rims; the cake of ink (E) is gilded with a deer and pine tree on one side and inscribed in blue and gold `1000 autumns illumination' on the other. The knife (F) has a carved red lacquer (tsuishu) handle and case (G), and is inscribed KIYONAGA on the blade (the name of the bladesmith). The brush (H) is in a bamboo case (I). The rims of the lid and lower section are both cut away on two sides and edged in pewter. The suzuri-bako fits into a protective wooden box with purple ribbon ties and a purple silk square lining. O.3 & A-I-1947 1 accession number O.3 & A-I-1947 24319 priref 24319 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24319 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/24319 circular white removable label, 9 on reverse inscribed in blue ink 'O.3-1947. Raphael Bequest 1941' and '9' label small circular white label stuck on the ink stone inscribed in black ink 9 label reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-166314 adlib-agent-166314 562eb90d-5610-39de-9b31-293b4c20dba6 Raphael, Oscar C. 1947 1947 1947 bequeathed Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael, 1941, received 1947 1730 1730 1730 circa 1730 1760 1 1760 1760 1760 reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown Imitation of Yekisui style. See the inventory of lacquer from the Raphael Collection, No.9. reference term-109673 adlib-term-109673 da7e3d4a-c2bf-37f8-8034-f60bdca82485 Edo Period (1615-1868) reference term-106496 adlib-term-106496 bd563695-7339-3178-a8c4-251899070993 18th Century, Mid reference term-107800 adlib-term-107800 dedd7a4b-37c6-37eb-a940-3ef5964f74ae literal Japan Japan country Japan reference term-31499 adlib-term-31499 32bb5d6c-9a2c-3e8f-b998-5f9468b062b8 lacquer Height cm 4.4 Length cm 23.7 Width cm 22.2 reference term-106246 adlib-term-106246 3c8d7753-a7af-38fc-96e0-f16e7d46d3d0 box reference term-47150 adlib-term-47150 3964dea8-50eb-3306-a91c-41fe4535d2d7 lid reference term-89197 adlib-term-89197 5084edf4-5634-3c19-a276-7490b4ff851a trays reference term-108712 adlib-term-108712 27ab6310-3dc7-3c16-89b0-75c62b749f47 water dropper reference term-81719 adlib-term-81719 4b895420-a53a-38cc-9132-3d06ca64af27 inkstone reference term-109736 adlib-term-109736 59be3260-e1f1-3192-b94b-82a393685358 cake of ink reference term-107796 adlib-term-107796 23593458-4ce0-320f-888c-2ba8aa5c5eb1 knife reference term-89296 adlib-term-89296 420c26b8-bfe4-3288-87f6-95540e93f160 cases (containers) reference term-80300 adlib-term-80300 9e8f52e5-02d5-330a-bc84-58d890f7b668 brush suzuri-bako history note Bought in Tokyo 1912 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum object name reference term-106929 adlib-term-106929 49cb7833-dcd9-3537-917a-072f1b215ada moon animal reference term-92145 adlib-term-92145 e3b08aac-6ac6-32d1-bb95-0f77f3dbc2ab monkey plant reference term-107653 adlib-term-107653 f0e5411f-000d-3b82-a00f-64dfe2eb617f grass plant reference term-58476 adlib-term-58476 362d860b-bffd-3898-bea7-94b3180d76bb fern plant reference term-58282 adlib-term-58282 e8aea193-be04-3716-b610-8a1e95b86eed plants plant reference term-108886 adlib-term-108886 f684ef1b-dc5e-3383-8f4f-408b29e406e9 buds plant reference term-109738 adlib-term-109738 01531016-ef2a-3fa8-a1ef-79fc21cb16ae blossom plant reference term-107628 adlib-term-107628 c4347273-0d1f-3000-8eb5-8b8f7f0baebc flower heads plant reference term-108778 adlib-term-108778 3e35452c-54e0-3bc8-9661-ef5e64e8ff66 camellia place type reference term-108656 adlib-term-108656 737a09b0-0508-306f-b9d6-f06ab0f20921 clouds literal moon moon literal monkey monkey literal grass grass literal fern fern literal plants plants literal buds buds literal blossom blossom literal flower heads flower heads literal camellia camellia literal clouds clouds

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box writing box, lacquer, with pewter rims, gyobu nashiji ground (nashiji using large flakes of gold placed individually rather than sprinkled) decorated in takamakie (high-relief sprinkled design), hirame (flakes of gold lying on or near the surface of the lacquer) with uchikomi details (hollows filled with gold particles) reference term-28684 adlib-term-28684 f88af0dd-e292-3772-9b52-93a92a1f5ef6 lacquering object OBJECT