源氏物語草紙蒔絵香箱|Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, and red and green lacquer

Dimensions

H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Accession Number

38.25.165a–c

Rights

Public Domain

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