源氏物語草紙蒔絵香合|Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Volume of The Tale of Genji
Object type: Incense container
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Date: second half of the19th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e
Dimensions: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Flowers