永田友治作　紫陽花蝶蒔絵料紙箱|Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Hydrangeas and Butterflies
Object type: Document box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Nagata Yūji
Artist bio: Japanese, active 1711–36
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: early 18th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and mother-of-pearl and pewter inlay

Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Butterflies|Flowers|Plants|Leaves