Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Spitting Courtesan, 1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e (gold dust); box: 21.6 x 19.8 x 3.2 cm (8 1/2 x 7 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.); closed: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); cover: 20.7 x 20.7 cm (8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). On the cover design of this writing box, a woman spits black tooth stain onto a wallas if using her mouth to write in calligraphyand forms the characters on the screen door. Decorated with gold, silver, and lacquer on wood, this container holds an ink stone, brush, and tiny water dropper.
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