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Inkstone Case with Monkeys on a Plum Tree
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- HK114
Photo No：623-15748-1
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| Title | Inkstone Case with Monkeys on a Plum Tree |
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| Artist | |
| Category | Lacquerware (H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Edo Mid-term |
| Century | 18th |
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| Quantity | |
| Materials | Lacquered wood with makie (sprinkled metallic powder) decoration |
| Dimensions | Height 22.4cm Width 20.8cm Height 4.3cm |
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Two Japanese macaques with red faces and short tails sit happily together in an old plum tree on the lid of this inkstone case, which has an early summer scene on its underside. The meaning of this monkey motif is lost to us today, but it is executed in high quality makie using powder and carefully placed flakes of gold.
Japan-Edo-Mid