Title: Covered Box for Volumes
Object type: Covered box
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e on black ground
Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Leaves