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- Inkstone Case with Poetic Scene of Shio no Yama in Makie
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Important Cultural Property
Inkstone Case with Poetic Scene of Shio no Yama in Makie
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Photo No：89-2206-1
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| Title | Inkstone Case with Poetic Scene of Shio no Yama in Makie |
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| Designation | Important Cultural Property |
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| Category | Lacquerware (H) |
| Country | Japan |
| Period | Muromachi |
| Century | 15th |
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| Materials | |
| Dimensions | Height 25.7cm Width 23.8cm Height 4.8cm |
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The design of this inkstone case is derived from a waka poem in the poetry anthology Kokin Wakashu: "Plovers that inhabit the rocky coast of the Salt Cape, sing that the reign of Your Majesty may last forever."
The lid is decorated in a colorful variety of decorative lacquer techniques: plovers in gold makie and silver inlay on thickly laid nashiji ground, high-relief makie rocks, a gold ikakeji and silver-dotted seashore and polished makie wave patterns. Selected characters from the poem in cursive Chinese script are integrated into the rock patterns. The design as a whole follows the traditionally Japanese Yamato-e style, but details of the rocks adopt some Chinese-style means of expression. This inkstone case is considered a representative lacquer work of the Muromachi Period for its design and techniques.
Japan-Muromachi