cma-japanese-art: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Spitting Courtesan, 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art:
cma-japanese-art: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Spitting Courtesan, 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtOn the cover design of this writing box, a woman spits black tooth stain onto a wall—as if using her mouth to write in calligraphy—and forms the characters on the screen door. Decorated with gold, silver, and lacquer on wood, this container holds an ink stone, brush, and tiny water dropper.Size: Box: 21.6 x 19.8 x 3.2 cm (8 ½ x 7 13/16 x 1 ¼ in.); Closed: 21 cm (8 ¼ in.); Cover: 20.7 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)Medium: lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e (gold dust)https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.260 -- source link
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