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Writing Box with Design of Rustic Shelter and Clouds with Moon (cover), the Poet Saigyō Resting (inside)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black lacquered rectangular box with rounded corners and gold designs on the top. The gold designs depict a rustic shelter and clouds with a moon on the top right and a thatched hut with a fence on the bottom left. The box is lying on a white surface, with the top facing up. The box has a shiny finish. Inside the box is not visible. The image also shows a man in traditional Japanese clothing reclining.

Artwork Details

Date
18th century
Medium
Gold and silver maki-e on black lacquer
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 439 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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