Writing box with design of praying mantis

Medium

Lacquer, enamel, pottery and bone on wood

Dimensions

H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. 9 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019

Accession Number

2019.193.32a–f

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