Writing box with decoration of grapes and squirrels

Medium

Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and gold painting

Dimensions

H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm): D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture

Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2020

Accession Number

2020.323.11a–e

Rights

Public Domain

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