Title: 後藤家歴代揃目貫献上箱 Presentation Box for Sword-Grip Ornaments (<i>Menuki</i>)
Object type: Presentation boxes for sword-grip ornaments (<i>menuki</i>)
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Wood, lacquer, brass, textile
Dimensions: Outer wooden box: L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 12 in. (30.5 cm); H. 9 in. (22.8 cm); outer lacquer box: L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); w. 10 in. (25.4 cm); H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); inner lacquer box: L 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); certificate box: L. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm); H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Classification: boxes
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1945
Geography: Country of Origin    Japan      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY