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Endo period writing box with woodcutter design
Writing box with woodcutter design, black and gold lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.691), www.metmuseum.org
Hon'ami Kōetsu: lacquered writing box
Japanese writing box of black lacquered wood decorated in gold paint, inlaid lead,...
Courtesy of the Seattle Art Museum, Washington