Title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) in the Shape of a Piece of Bamboo
Object type: Writing box
Date: early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Taishō period (1912–26)
Medium: Lacquered wood with black takamaki-e on black lacquer ground (all black kuromaki-e)
Dimensions: L. 10 1/6 in. (25.8 cm); W. 7 11/16 in. (19.5 cm); Gr. D. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bamboo