Title: Rectangular writing box with decoration of clouds and cranes
Object type: Box
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Medium: Red lacquer with engraved gold and litharge painting
Dimensions: H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm); L. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY