室町時代 楼閣山水蒔絵書箱, Box for Books with Waterfall, 16th century

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室町時代 楼閣山水蒔絵書箱, Box for Books with Waterfall, Muromachi period (1392–1573), 16th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cut-out gold and silver foil application and silver inlay on black lacquer ground, 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 71/4 in. ( cm); H. 1 7/8 in. ( cm), Lacquer, Originally this extravagantly decorated box held books, which could be pushed up through a hole at the base. It was later converted into a box for writing implements. The decoration of a pine, cypress, plum, and camellia set in a mountainous landscape with a waterfall and temples fills the entire surface of the box, from the top to the beveled sides, and remains uninterrupted whether the box is open or closed

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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