Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 17th century
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e on gold-sprinkled lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Fans