Artwork preview

Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Episodes from the Tales of Ise (Ise monogatari)

Nakayama Komin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a square writing box with a lid. The box is made of wood and has a gold-colored finish. It is decorated with a design that includes trees and other foliage. The box has a flat top and slightly raised edges. The lid has a thin black line around its edge. The box is sitting on a plain gray surface. The box is decorated with scenes from The Tales of Ise.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Gold maki-e with inlaid silver on lacquer
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
View original
Palette