Writing Box

Medium

Black lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver (maki-e) on wood

Dimensions

H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. 8 1/4 in. (21 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

38.25.109a–f