Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of GenjiJapan · 20th century

Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji and gold groundThe Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0 1.0Lindy Arts

Document Box with a Scene from the “Butterflies” Chapter of The Tale of Genji

Japan · 20th century

Lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji and gold ground