Title: Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Hell Courtesan’s Robe
Object type: Writing box
Date: ca. 1850–70
Culture: Japan
Period: late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1867-1912) period
Medium: Lacquered wood with gold, silver, iroko (color) takamaki-e, hiramaki-e on black ground
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 6 in. (16.2 cm); L. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Lacquer
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Demons