Title: Box for Paper (Ryōshibako) with Decoration of Butterflies and Autumn Grasses
Object type: Box
Date: second half of the 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 in.); W. 6 in. (15.2 in.); L. 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Butterflies