Yatate with autumn flowers and a boar
| Accession Nr.: | 1115 |
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| Type: | object for daily use; metalwork |
| Date of production: |
1603–1868
Edo (Tokugawa) period |
| Place of production: | |
| Acquisition: | collection of Ferenc Hopp |
| Materials/Techniques: | shibuichi alloy with gold and silver inlay |
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| Dimensions: | height: 16.3 cm width: 3.2 cm depth: 4 cm |
Yatate (portable writing set) with wild boar and autumn grasses motif. Fine accessories of writing – brushes, paper, ink, and ink grinding stone – reflected deep respect of literacy. A smaller, portable writing set called yatate contained the ink and a brush and was worn in the sash. Unsigned.