Rectangular Tooth-Black Box (Ohagurobako) with Plum Tree Design
Style of the Muromachi period, late 15th or early 16th century
Dimensions
2.3 x 5.6 x 7.2 cm (7/8 x 2 3/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
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