江戸時代 柿本人麻呂蒔絵硯箱, Writing Box with the Poet Kakinomoto Hitomaro (died 715), 17th–18th century

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江戸時代 柿本人麻呂蒔絵硯箱, Writing Box with the Poet Kakinomoto Hitomaro (died 715), Edo period (1615–1868), 17th–18th century, Japan, Black lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, cutout gold and silver foil application; lead rim, L. 9 5/8 in.( cm); 1/8 in. ( cm); in. ( cm), Lacquer, His posture as he reclines on an armrest with his hand atop his left knee and his concentrated expression identify this figure as Kakinomoto Hitomaro, the patriarch of Japanese poetry. Believed to have been born near Nara, Hitomaro served at the court and later as a provincial official

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