Lacquer Samples

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a rectangular wooden box containing eight lacquer samples. The box is rectangular and dark-colored wood; it is sitting on a clear stand. The box contains eight distinct sections of lacquer, each with a different texture. The sections are arranged in two rows of four. The sections have different textures, some are smooth and others are rough. The sections are dark gray and black. There is a small white label on the bottom-right corner of the box with black text that reads "THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART 1923". There is a ruler on the bottom of the box, and a piece of paper with handwritten text "36 to 31". The background is a plain light grey color. The image is in black and white. The title of the image is "Lacquer Samples" and the artist is unknown.