Title: Writing box with decoration of grapes and squirrels
Object type: Writing box
Date: 17th century
Culture: Japan (Ryūkyū Islands)
Medium: Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and gold painting
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm): D. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2020
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Grapes, term: Squirrels