Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Tatsuke Takanori
Artist bio: 1757–1833
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e with colored lacquer on black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. (24.2 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
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