Title: Writing box and desk with scenes from The Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)
Object type: Writing box and table
Date: early 20th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji (1868–1912) or Taisho period (1912–1926)
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on gold and nashiji ground, silver fittings
Dimensions: Writing box: H. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); W. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm); D. 8 11/16 in. (22 cm)
Writing desk: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); W. 23 5/8 in. (60 cm); D. 14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Masako H. Shinn, in memory of Hideko Hashigami, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Horses