Letter Box (Fumibako) with Design of Cherry Blossom and Maple Leaf

Medium

Polished lacquer with sprinkled gold and gold lacquer, mounted with silver rings

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 26.4 x 10.8 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.833a, b

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