ink-stone-box;
tray;
ink-stone;
water-dropper;
suzuribako
- Museum number
- 1974,0513.13.a-b
- Description
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Lidded ink-stone box (suzuribako), containing two trays, ink-stone and water-dropper. Shinto shrine by Futamigaura bay; 'scattered characters' (chirashi-gaki) within the design. Made of wood with black lacquer with gold and silver makie and takamakie.
- Production date
- 16thC
- Dimensions
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Height: 5 centimetres
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Width: 24.50 centimetres
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Depth: 22.20 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Smith et al 1990
The straight bevelled edges, the solid tin rims on base and lid, and the incorporation of a poem into the design are all features of Muromachi period 'makie' ware. The written characters 'tama', 'kushi', 'ge', 'futa', 'mino', 'ni' and 'yuru' are selected from and represent the poem by Onakatomi Sukehiro recorded in volume 9 of the anthology 'Kin'yo wakashu' (AD 1127). The complete poem can be translated: 'The bejewelled thickets by the sea of Futamigaura bay, the clusters of pines look like "makie" lacquer'.
Futamigaura near Ise is one of the holiest shrines of the Shinto religion. It has a 'torii' gateway overlooking the sea, where the famous 'twin rocks' are situated.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2006 Oct 13- 2014 Apr 3, BM Japanese Galleries, 'Japan from prehistory to the present'
- Associated titles
Inscription from: Kin'yo wakashu 金葉和歌集 (AD 1127)
- Acquisition date
- 1974
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1974,0513.13.a-b
