橋姫蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box (Suzuribako) with “The Lady of the Bridge” Design
Object type: Writing box
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and silver inlay on gold nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); L. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Accession year: 2015
Tags: Women|Reading