Tiered Box with Design of Bellflower and Autumn Grasses

Medium

Black lacquer with powdered gold and silver (maki-e) and mother-of-pearl and pewter inlays

Dimensions

H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Accession Number

38.25.87a–e

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