What medium is "Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels"?

Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels is Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) .

Is "Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels" in the public domain?

Yes, Writing Table (Bundai) with Melons and Squirrels is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

This artwork was created first half of the 17th century.

Unknown Artist

first half of the 17th century

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”)

Dimensions

H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm); L. 23 in. (58.4 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015

Accession Number

2015.300.283