Object type: Tea caddy
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Shibata Zeshin
Artist bio: Japanese, 1807–1891
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Colored lacquer and gold maki-e on wood
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession year: 1936
Tags: Turtles|Tea Caddy