Title: Incense box with hydrangea and bee
Object type: Incense box
Date: second half of 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Gold, silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on gold ground
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bees, term: Leaves