Ink Stone Box with Inlay Design of Chrysanthemum and Paulownia

Wood with lacquer and silver inlay
L: 24.4cm, W: 19.7cm, H: 4.9cm
Shōwa era　20th century
Shōwa 15　1940

Ink Stone Box with Inlay Design of Chrysanthemum and Paulownia
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The lid of this Japanese cedar ink stone box displays chrysanthemum and paulownia flowers.The chrysanthemum petals are inlayed with boxwood and the calyx with ivory, while the paulownia is done in mother-of-pearl using black-lipped and white-lipped pearl oyster (pinctada) nacre. It is possible that the imperial crest design was meant to celebrate 2600 years of reign. 
Object label 

Accession Number 1483-0
Category Decorative Arts
Bibliography Mater Works in Wood by Three Generations in the Kiuchi Family : Kihachi, Hanko, Shōko : Feature Exhibition. Nara National Museum, 2015, 64p. (Japanese)

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