Title: Sutra chest
Object type: Sutra chest
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Mochizuki Hanzan 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1743–?1790
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Colored lacquer, gold, and ceramic on natural wood
Dimensions: H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); L. 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm); W. 10 1/4 in. (26 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: Lotuses, term: Leaves, term: Chests