Title: Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji
Object type: Incense box
Date: second half of 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 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: Men