Title: Writing Box with Design of the Tatsuta River
Object type: Writing box
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Gold and silver maki-e on gold lacquer
Dimensions: H. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); W. 9 in. (22.9 cm); L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 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: Birds, term: Rivers, term: Flowers