Title: Tiered Box with Design of Bellflower and Autumn Grasses
Object type: Tiered box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Black lacquer with powdered gold and silver (maki-e) and mother-of-pearl and pewter inlays
Dimensions: H. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Flowers, term: Plants