Artworks

Writing box (suzuribako)

Artwork · attributed to Tsuchida Sōetsu · 18th century · inkstone case

An inkstone case attributed to Tsuchida Sōetsu, a quotation of or tribute to the Deer Scroll of Kōetsu and Sōtatsu: deer inlaid in lead are grouped in a well-articulated pattern against glossy black lacquer, the matte grey of the lead heightening the paradoxical richness of a simple design. 1 Mason 2005, pp. 300–301, fig. 346. ↩ Literatur Mason 2005: Penelope E. Mason, History of Japanese Art, 2nd, Pearson Education LTD. 2005.