Writing box with clan emblems (mon)

anonymous, c. 1800

The clans of Japan’s ruling class had clan emblems (mon), which they displayed like a logo on clothing or utensils. Mon were sometimes used as decorative motifs too, as may be the case with this object.

  • Artwork typesuzuribako
  • Object numberAK-MAK-871
  • Dimensionsheight 4.5 cm x width 24.6 cm x depth 22.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicswood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Writing box with clan emblems (mon)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-871

  • Description

    Suzuribako met een versiering van een clanwapen (mon) van twee veren in goudlak en parelmoer tegen een achtergrond van nashiji.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1800

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl

  • Dimensions

    height 4.5 cm x width 24.6 cm x depth 22.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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  • Writing box with clan emblems (mon)