Title: Writing box with design of praying mantis
Object type: Box
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1663–1747
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer, enamel, pottery and bone on wood
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. 9 1/2 in. (21.6 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: Insects