Title: Tray with Scene from the Tale of Genji
Object type: Tray
Date: early 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Black lacquer with gold maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 30 1/8 in. (76.5 cm); D. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Purchase, Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Gift, 2002
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Human Figures