Writing Box with Design of Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Date19th century

MediumColored lacquer and ivory on dark green lacquer

DimensionsH. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodMeiji period (1868–1912)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationLacquer

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

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