Title: Box in the Shape of an Open Illustrated Book
Object type: Box
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Lacquer on wood with powdered gold
Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); D. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Plants