Eight Japanese 'Gourd' Portable Writing Sets, Yatate
19TH CENTURY
the first a bronze example decorated with gourd vines; the second a silver example together with a mixed-metal gourd shaped ink reservoir; the third a silver inlaid bronze example with gourd design; the fourth and the fifth bronze gourd-form examples; the sixth a gilt bronze example with a gourd-form ink reservoir; the seventh an incised bronze example, together with a gilt bronze gourd-form ink reservoir.
Length of largest 7 1/2 in., 19 cm.
Property from The Strong National Museum of Play, sold to benefit the Collections Fund
