Letter box with amulets and charms
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Gold, silver, red, black togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on black and gold ground
Dimensions
3 x 10 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 26.8 x 10.5 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
14.40.834a, b