Title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with “Dream in Naniwa” Design
Object type: Writing box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and silver inlay
Dimensions: H. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); W. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY