Writing Box with Gourd

Shibata Zeshin, 1886

Artist

Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)

Date

1886

Culture or place

Japan

Medium

Black lacquer with gold and silver hiramaki-e, colored lacquer application

Size

H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); L. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)

Type

Lacquer

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed