Title: Clothing Tray (Midare-bako) with Paulownia and “Nine Stars” Crests
Object type: Tray
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”) on black ground
Dimensions: L. 20 7/8 in. (53 cm); W. 21 7/8 in. (55.6 cm); H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY