Storage Case (Karabitsu)

Medium

Red over black lacquer on wood with gilt bronze fittings (Negoro ware)

Dimensions

H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); L. 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm);

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Accession Number

2015.500.2.9a, b