Title: Letter box with amulets and charms
Object type: Letter box
Date: late 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Gold, silver, red, black togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, cut-out gold foil application on black and gold ground
Dimensions: 3 x 10 9/16 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 26.8 x 10.5 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY