Writing Box with Design of Elderly Couple under Pine from the Noh Play Takasago

Date19th century

MediumGold maki-e with colored lacquer on black lacquer

DimensionsH. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationLacquer

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

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