Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Ogata Kōrin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1658–1716
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Black and gold lacquer on wood with mother-of-pearl and pewter inlay
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession year: 1929
Tags: Men