Title: Box for writing implements with design of ancient coins
Object type: Box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Gold and mixed metal makie with inlaid mother-of-pearl, on black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 5/8 in.(6.7 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coins