Writing Box with Design of Cranes, Pine, Plum, and Characters (cover), Plovers and Characters (inside)

Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
18th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer
Dimensions:
H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); D. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Classification:
Lacquer
Credit Line:
Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Accession Number:
14.40.831a–f
60012645

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