Title: Writing Box
Object type: Writing box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Formerly Attributed to Ogata Kōrin 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1658–1716
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquer with pewter and gold
Dimensions: H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Deer