Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji

Japan · late 19th century

Incense Box (kōbako) in the Shape of Five Volumes of The Tale of Genji

Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and togidashimaki-e, cutout gold- and silver-foil application, and red and green lacquer

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0

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