Writer's ink bottle in form of tortoise called, midzuire

Made:
1701-1850 in China and Japan
Writer's bronze ink bottle in the form of a tortoise

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Writer's bronze ink bottle in the form of a tortoise
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Writer's bronze ink bottle in the form of a tortoise, called a midzuire, Chinese or Japanese, 1710-1850

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A115957
Materials:
bronze and complete
Measurements:
overall: 54 mm x 102 mm x 68 mm,
type:
inkstand
credit:
Glendining