Title: Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji
Object type: Box
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, and red and green lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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