Writing Box with a Scene of Mount Shio 

The design of this work refers to a celebrated Japanese poem about longevity. Calligraphy from the poem is hidden among the landscape.

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