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Title

'Yatate' (moveable writing set)

late 18th century

Artists

Unknown Artist

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Edo (Tokugawa) period 1615 - 1868 → Japan
    Date
    late 18th century
    Media categories
    Metalwork , Woodwork
    Materials used
    bamboo, cotton, leather, porcelain and silver
    Dimensions

    a - bamboo brush case, 16 x 2 cm

    b - cotton batik pouch with leather lining, 2.5 x 6 x 6 cm

    c - silver inkwell in the shape of a sparrow, 1.7 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm

    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of G F Williams 1994
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    277.1997.a-c
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan