Inkstone Box (Suzuribako) with Cherry Blossom and Fence Design

Unknown artist

Early Edo period, 17th century

Lacquer on wood with decoration in gold and silver utilizing the hiramaki-e (low-relief sprinkled design), takamaki-e (high-relief sprinkled design), nashiji ("pear-skinned" ground), and kanagai (sheet gold and silver appliqué) techniques, with applied kirigane (cut gold and silver) and with sheet-lead inlays; stone, metal, and enamel fittings

Arthur M. Sackler Museum

A rectangular lacquer box is decorated with dark grey cherry blossoms and gold accents over a gold herringbone pattern. A black fence-like structure divides the upper and lower sections. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Elaine Ehrenkranz Collection of Japanese Lacquer Boxes; Gift of Elaine Ehrenkranz