Accession No
1943.111.2
Description
Grinding slab or palette, possibly made out of soaptone. Dark brown in colour with a sloping recess in the centre.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Japan
Period
Source
Strickland, E. F. (Mrs) [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1943.111.2; MAA: Z 36223 [Box marked with this number]; 10
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Soapstone; Steatite
Local Term
Measurements
118mm x 19mm x 83mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Paper label with blue border adhered to the slab reads: '10'
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Other owners)
(bio) (female donor): Mrs E.F. Strickland.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
[Description for duplicate record 'Z 36225']
Wooden box, containing various artist' s materials. Four brushes. Role of paper. Palette for grinding ink. Silver coloured ?water pot in shape of an animal. Indentations in floor of box to hold palette and water pot. Box lid cracked.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Writing case, complete with grinding slab, ink, brushes, paper and metal water container in the form of a badger-kettle.
Event Date 1943
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Grinding slab or palette, possibly made out of soaptone (steatite). Dark brown in colour with a sloping recess in the centre of the upper surface. There is some loss present to the sides. On the reverse, in red pigment, are several symbols in a Japanese script.
Event Date 24/10/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:285251
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