Title: Writing Box
Object type: Writing box
Date: 17th–18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1663–1747
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer with design in pottery and pewter
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Cranes