18TH /19TH CENTURY
Details
A JICHIMU TRAVELING SCHOLAR'S BOX
18th /19th Century
Formed from a single piece of wood, the flat top sliding open to reveal a tri-segmented chamber with a circular cavity at one end to hold ink and two rectangular brush compartments
1 3/8in. (3.4cm.) high, 6¼in. (15.8cm.) wide, 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) deep
18th /19th Century
Formed from a single piece of wood, the flat top sliding open to reveal a tri-segmented chamber with a circular cavity at one end to hold ink and two rectangular brush compartments
1 3/8in. (3.4cm.) high, 6¼in. (15.8cm.) wide, 1 7/8in. (4.7cm.) deep
Literature
Robert P. Piccus, ed., Wood From the Scholar's Table, Chinese Hardwood Carvings and Scholar's Articles, Hong Kong, 1984, pp. 108-109