Small Box (Kobako) with Kyōgen Theater Scene at Mibu Temple in Kyoto

Kōami Shinzaburō

active second half of the 18th century

Dateca. second half of the18th century

MediumLacquered wood with gold, silver, and red togidashimaki-e on black ground

DimensionsH. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 4 1/4 (10.8 cm); L. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationLacquer

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

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