文房具牙彫根付|Writing Utensils

Ryūsen

mid-19th century · Ivory · Asian Art

Writing utensils, such as ink stones, brushes, and open books were depicted in Japanese lacquer and textile art and also became favored netsuke subjects.

Artist

Ryūsen

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Ivory

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910