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Set of stationery stand and ink-stone box with design of writing of the tale of Genji in the Ishiyama temple in makie

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Kawanobe lccho ( 1830-1910 )

  • Meiji period, 1899
  • lacquer on wood, makie

Crafts – Lacquerware

This was ordered by the Imperial Household Ministry for the Paris International Exposition in 1900. The design is based on the legend that the Tale of Genji began in the Ishiyama Temple. The history on the box and the scene of moon reflecting on the face of the water on the stand are expressed efficiently in gold and silver togidashimakie on the black lacquer ground.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003)

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Title/Name Set of stationery stand and ink-stone box with design of writing of the tale of Genji in the Ishiyama temple in makie
Other Title/
Name
Artist/
Creator
Kawanobe lccho
Period/Era Meiji period
Century
Quantity
Dimensions
Material/
Technique
wood lacquer maki-e
Signature/
Inscriptions
Accessories/
Contents
Country/
Origin
Excavation
Site
Related
Place
Shiga
Provenance
Collection
No.
SZK003120
Category CraftsLacquerware
Cultural
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Set of stationery stand and ink-stone box with design of writing of the tale of Genji in the Ishiyama temple in makie

Set of stationery stand and ink-stone box with design of writing of the tale of Genji in the Ishiyama temple in makie

This was ordered by the Imperial Household Ministry for the Paris International Exposition in 1900. The design is based on the legend that the Tale of Genji began in the Ishiyama Temple. The history on the box and the scene of moon reflecting on the face of the water on the stand are expressed efficiently in gold and silver togidashimakie on the black lacquer ground.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003)