蓮池蒔絵経箱|Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Lotus Pond
Object type: Sutra box

Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: early 17th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”)


Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); L. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Lotuses