Title: Writing Box with Flying Geese in the Autumn Night
Object type: Writing box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Gold maki-e on black lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); L. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 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: Birds, term: Moon