Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji

Unknown maker

Medium: Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); L. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Culture: Japan
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Lacquer
Dated: second half of 19th century
Pixels: 4000 × 2559
SHA-256: 32e36a46169a1575…
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License, verbatimCC0

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Incense Box (Kōbako) with Scene from The Tale of Genji. second half of 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.