What medium is "Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters"?

Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters is Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and silver inlay on nashiji ground.

Is "Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters" in the public domain?

Yes, Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

鶴松梅文字散し蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters

Q: When was "Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters" created?

This artwork was created 18th century.

Unknown Artist

18th century

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and silver inlay on nashiji ground

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

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.831a–f

鶴松梅文字散し蒔絵硯箱|Writing Box with Cranes, Pines, Plum Blossoms, and Characters

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