About the Artwork
Box for Writing Implements
late 19th century
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Japanese
Japanese
Lacquered wood with red lacquer, gold powder, and silver
Overall: 2 1/8 × 9 7/8 × 10 3/4 inches (5.4 × 25.1 × 27.3 cm)
Lacquer
Asian Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
69.508
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
There are three concealed words: karasu, or crow;koe, or voice; and the verb suru, or do.
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University Liggett School, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mi, UNIVERSITY LIGGETT ANTIQUES SHOW, June 13-16, 1979, pp 13, 80-81, 99.
"FAMILY ART GAME", DIA Advertising Supplement, DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 26, 1981, p 30 (ill).
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Japanese, Box for Writing Implements, late 19th century, Lacquered wood with red lacquer, gold powder, and silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel, 69.508.
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