Box in Shape of Butterfly with Design of Wild Pinks on Side

Medium

Lacquer with gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); L. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.685

Rights

Public Domain

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