Title: Writing Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji
Object type: Writing box with writing utensils
Date: 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Gold lacquer with raised sprinkled design
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); L. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, from the Collection of the late Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin DeWitt Riegel, 1981
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Landscapes, term: Boats