Writing box (suzuribako) with quail maki-e decoration
first half of 19th century
Medium/TechniqueMaki-e and lacquer. Takamakie; silver foil applied; slight hirame ground.
Dimensions4.7x22.8x24.3 cm
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number05.18a-g
On View
Not on viewClassificationsLacquer works
Collections
ProvenancePurchased at American Art Association Auction of the Collection of Thomas F. Waggaman-January 26, 1905
second half of 18th–first half of 19th century
18th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
Unidentified artist
18th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
Second half of 19th century
Koma School
Late 18th–early 19th century
late 18th–19th century
Artist unknown, Japanese
19th century
early 20th century