#writing box

[xanaxfarts]

"Lacquered Writing Box with a Design of Rabbits in Mother-of-Pearl Inlay" Attributed to Nagata Yuji. Edo period, 19th century.

[daughterofchaos]

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Mice and Fan

School of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō), ca. 18th century, Japan

Lacquered wood with gold, silver, green hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application, ceramic, ivory, and pewter inlays

The MET

[fugue-feast]

A little writing sample :)

[vintage-treasures]

Writing Box with Birdcage, lacquer (19th century) Japanese lacquer artists during the Meiji period utilized gold and silver takamaki-e (raised lacquer) for high relief alongside mother-of-pearl inlay. A rich black lacquer and gyōbu nashiji (large-flake sprinkled gold) ground provide the backdrop for the birdy imagery. This object functioned as a tool for correspondence in a Japanese interior. Loc. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Dim. 3.2 x 14.9 x 21.3 cm (1 1/4 x 5 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.)

[nobrashfestivity]

Hon'ami Koetsu Writing box (suzuri-bako), early 17th century

[the-cricket-chirps]

Ogata Kōrin

Writing Box with Eight Bridges

Eight bridges design based on chapter 9 of The Tales of Ise, depicting iris flowers and wooden bridges.

1700, Edo era

[lowana-kin]

The rich colours of my writing desk and diary in the afternoon sun — a small moment from the weekend

[heracliteanfire]

Writing Box ca. 1525

‘This box was almost certainly made in the court workshops of Henry VIII, who reigned from 1509 to 1547. It is lined with leather, which is painted with the heraldic badges of Henry and his first queen, Katherine of Aragon (1485-1536), and the royal coat of arms.’

(via V&A)