File:Japanese - Writing Box and Implements (suzuri bako) with a Pheasant Beside a Stream - Walters 6775 - Pieces A E Front.jpg

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Writing Box and Implements (suzuri bako) with a Pheasant Beside a Stream   (  )
Artist	Anonymous (Japan)Unknown author
Title	Writing Box and Implements (suzuri bako) with a Pheasant Beside a Stream
Description	English: Implements inside the box: A rectangular inkstone with a depression for water is positioned in the center of the box. On the right side are brushes and a stylus, while on left is an encased knife used to cut paper. The enamel piece above, in the shape of hollyhock leaves, is a water-dropper. An ink stick (sumi) would have been included in the set. The sumi is a small stick of solid ink that is turned into usable ink by grinding it on the inkstone and adding water. Lid with pheasant beside a stream: The inlaid silver Japanese text on the lid is a partial line from a poem in Lady Murasaki Shikibu's early 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji. In chapter 29, "The Royal Outing," the emperor invites Genji to go hunting in the mountains outside Kyoto. Genji sends his regrets that he cannot join the royal party. The emperor decides to send Genji a couple of pheasants with the following poem attached: Deep in the snows of Mount Oshio Are ancient pheasants' tracks. Would that you might see them. The box makes a poignant reference to this classical poem, as it holds the tools of a poet.
Date	18th century date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7 (Edo; Meiji)
Medium	box: wood, lacquer, silver, mother-of-pearl, gold; paint brushes: wood, lacquer, animal hair; water dropper: silver, enamel; stylus: wood, lacquer, steel; knife: wood, lacquer, steel; ink stone: slate
Dimensions	Lid height: 2.5 cm; width: 21.2 cm; horizontal depth: 22.8 cm dimensions QS:P2048,2.54U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,21.27U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,22.86U174728 ; Bottom height: 3.8 cm; width: 21.2 cm; horizontal depth: 22.8 cm dimensions QS:P2048,3.81U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,21.27U174728 dimensions QS:P5524,22.86U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority control : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	67.75
Place of creation	Japan
Object history	Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Japanese Lacquers. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1984.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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