Title: Incense Box (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Volume of The Tale of Genji
Object type: Incense container
Date: second half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e
Dimensions: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); L. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 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
Tags: term: Flowers