Title: Set of hexagonal stacked boxes
Object type: Five Boxes
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Medium: Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay
Dimensions: Overall: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Height (a): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)             "                                   "
Height (b): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)             "                                   "
Height (c): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)             "                                   "
Height (d): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)             "                                   "
Height (e): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)             "                                   "
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY