Title: Portable Nanban Box
Object type: Box
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, and mother-of-pearl inlay; silver fittings
Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 (14 cm); W. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); D. 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY