Title: Letter Box with Design of Chrysanthemums and Autumn Grasses
Object type: Letter box
Date: 15th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573)
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer
Dimensions: L. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY