Object type: Letter box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Polished lacquer with sprinkled gold and gold lacquer, mounted with silver rings
Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 10 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. (6.4 x 26.4 x 10.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Flowers|Leaves