Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Screen, Robe Rack, and Shell-Matching Game Set second half of the 19th century Japan In this modern rendering of the “Whose Sleeves?” (Tagasode) composition, the screen at the back of the interior is decorated with a landscape executed to mimic ink painting and a kimono, obi, and inr? are draped over a lacquer kimono rack. The kimono is adorned with irises and an eight-fold bridge (Japanese: yatsuhashi), a well-known motif from the Tales of Ise. The pair of lacquer shell-matching game boxes and shells symbolize happy Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Screen
Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Screen, Robe Rack, and Shell-Matching Game Set second half of the 19th century Japan In this modern rendering of the “Whose Sleeves?” (Tagasode) composition, the screen at the back of the interior is decorated with a landscape executed to mimic ink painting and a kimono, obi, and inr? are draped over a lacquer kimono rack. The kimono is adorned with irises and an eight-fold bridge (Japanese: yatsuhashi), a well-known motif from the Tales of Ise. The pair of lacquer shell-matching game boxes and shells symbolize happy Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Screen, Robe Rack, and Shell-Matching Game Set. Japan. second half of the 19th century. Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, red lacquer on black ground. Meiji period (1868–1912). Lacquer
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