地獄大夫蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Hell Courtesan’s Robe
Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1867-1912) period
Date: ca. 1850–70
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, iroko (color) takamaki-e, hiramaki-e on black ground


Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 6 in. (16.2 cm); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938
Tags: Demons