淀川蒔絵硯箱|Writing box (suzuribako) with passenger boat on the Yodo River
Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1868–1912) period
Artist: Shiomi Masanari 塩見政誠
Artist bio: Japanese, ca. 1646–1719
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, color togidashimaki-e on silver ground
Dimensions: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm); D. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm)

Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Arts Gifts, 2022
Accession year: 2022