Writing Box with Scenery of Mount Shio 

Hidden references to literature appear frequently on boxes for writing tools. Here, the lid shows a flock of plovers with words concealed on the rocks below. These motifs reference a poem from an imperial poetry anthology: "The plovers on the rocky shore beneath Mount Shio cry out, 'May the emperor's reign last eight-thousand years!'"

Cultural property designation

Important Cultural Property

Quantity

Artist

Period/Century

Muromachi period, 15th century

Country/Origin

Excavation site

Material

Lacquered wood with [maki-e]

Size

Inscriptions

Donor

Collection reference no.

H-448

Genre

Lacquerware

Category

Applied arts > Objects for daily life > Objects for writing > Writing boxes