山吹蒔絵五段重硯箱, Set of Five Writing Boxes with Japanese Globeflowers, Plum Blossoms, and Interlaced Roundels, Edo period (1615–1868), late 18th–early 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e and applied gold foil on nashiji ground, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); D. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm), Lacquer, Writing-box sets are used in poetry contests or incense games in which several participants have to write at the same time. The writing boxes are distributed at the beginning of the event and collected at the end
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山吹蒔絵五段重硯箱, Set, Five Writing Boxes, Japanese Globeflowers, Plum Blossoms, Interlaced Roundels, Edo period, 1615–1868, late 18th–early 19th century, Japan, Lacquered wood, gold, silver hiramaki-e, applied gold foil, nashiji ground, H, 9 1/4, 23.5 cm, W, 6 3/4, 17.1, D, 10, 26, Lacquer, Writing-box sets, poetry contests, incense games, several participants, write, time, writing boxes, distributed, event, collected
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