Title: Writing Box with Illustrated Books
Object type: Writing box
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e on gold-sprinkled lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Books