Title: Box in Shape of Tortoise
Object type: Box
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Gold lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals