Title: Writing box (suzuribako) with folding fans
Object type: Writing box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver togidashimaki-e and hiramaki-e on “pear-skin” (nashiji) ground
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); D. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fans