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[Suzuri (inkwell) and Sumi (ink stick)]
Date1900-1960
Mediumstone, ink
DimensionsL: 4.875 in, W: 2.375 in
ClassificationsGeneral Collection
Credit LineGift of Barbara Kawakami
Object number2004.1.184
DescriptionBlack stone suzuri (inkwell) with sloping interior and a small stick of sumi (india ink) with Japanese writing on both sides originally housed in a sumi bako box. Ink stick is rectangular but one side has been worn down to a diagonal edge.;1 inkwell and 1 ink stick : 4.875 x 2.375 in. , Accompanies Sumi bako (2004.1.183).
1900-1960
1942-1945
1942-1945
1942-1945
Tazawa, Haruno
1930-1939
1942-1945
Mitsuoka, Norio
ca. 1947-1948