Title: Document Box (Ryōshibako) with Court Carriage and Wild Ginger
Object type: Box
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki‑e, togidashimaki-e, and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”), with mother‑of‑pearl inlay on black ground
Dimensions: H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); W. 16 1/2 in. (41.9 cm); D. 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Plants, term: Carriages