Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Lotus Pond

Date

early 17th century

Type

Sutra box

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold togidashimaki-e, hiramaki-e, and e-nashiji (“pear-skin picture”)

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2015.300.292a–c

Credit

Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015