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Writing Box
anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, anoniem, 1775 - 1825
The decoration on lacquer writing materials usually refers to a poem or story only indirectly. The oi (a basket carried on one’s back), here set among rampant vines, refers to an episode from The Tale of Ise, in which a traveller is overcome by a feeling of sadness while walking on an overgrown path through the mountains.
- Artwork typesuzuribako, schrijfcassette
- Object numberAK-MAK-151
- Dimensionsheight 2 cm x width 14.5 cm x depth 16.2 cm