Writing box with Nanban figures, 1633, Unknown Japanese, 1 7/8 × 8 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. ( × × cm), Black lacquer with gold and silver maki-e, polychrome lacquer, and gold and silver foil inlay, Japan, 17th century, Fallen cherry blossoms, rendered in gold and silver, adorn the outside surface of the lid of this black lacquered writing box. A writing box contains the tools necessary for the brush arts of calligraphy and ink painting, including an inkstone and water dropper. The underside of the lid and the interior of the box feature a group of Portuguese men

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License: Licensed
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