明治時代　柴田是真派　蒲公英酒瓢蒔絵 硯箱|Writing Box with Gourd
Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Shibata Zeshin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 1886
Medium: Black lacquer with gold and silver hiramaki-e, colored lacquer application
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Gourds