Title: Writing Box with Birdcage
Object type: Writing box
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Black lacquer and gyōbu nashiji ground with gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e, and mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); L. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 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: Birds, term: Dragons