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Set of a stationery box and ink-stone box with Uji-river and firefly design in makie
- Edo period, dated 1775
- makie on lacquered wood
- 1 set
Crafts – Lacquerware
A piece decorated with fireflies flying about boisterously, at the Ujigawa river. The outside of the box is gold ground, and the bridge and stakes are expressed with kanagai ( gold plates ) creating a gorgeous scene brimming with gold. It has an inscription of Iizuka Toyo ( ?-1790 ), a makie craftsmen serving for Tokushima domain, and can be accurately dated. It was passed down within the Hachisuka family.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)
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Title/Name | Set of a stationery box and ink-stone box with Uji-river and firefly design in makie |
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Other Title/ Name |
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Artist/ Creator |
Iizuka Toyo Ⅰ |
Period/Era | Edo period |
Century | |
Quantity | 1 set |
Dimensions | |
Material/ Technique |
wood lacquer maki-e |
Signature/ Inscriptions |
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Accessories/ Contents |
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Country/ Origin |
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Excavation Site |
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Related Place |
Tokyo Tokyo Tokushima |
Provenance | |
Collection No. |
SZK003121 |
Category | Crafts – Lacquerware |
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Permalink | https://shozokan.nich.go.jp/en/collection/object/SZK003121 |
Last Updated |
2023/08/16 |
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Set of a stationery box and ink-stone box with Uji-river and firefly design in makie
Set of a stationery box and ink-stone box with Uji-river and firefly design in makie
A piece decorated with fireflies flying about boisterously, at the Ujigawa river. The outside of the box is gold ground, and the bridge and stakes are expressed with kanagai ( gold plates ) creating a gorgeous scene brimming with gold. It has an inscription of Iizuka Toyo ( ?-1790 ), a makie craftsmen serving for Tokushima domain, and can be accurately dated. It was passed down within the Hachisuka family.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.1」2003)