Title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Mice and Fan
Object type: Writing box
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: School of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuō) 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1663–1747
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, green hiramaki-e, gold and silver foil application, ceramic, ivory, and pewter inlays
Dimensions: H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm); L. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Fans, term: Mice