Accessories box with scenes from The Tale of Genji, 17th-18th century, Unknown Japanese, 7 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 10 9/16 in. (18.73 × 21.59 × 26.83 cm), Black lacquer with gold maki-e, silver flakes, sheet metal, and pictorial pearskin ground (e-nashiji); metal fittings, Japan, 17th-18th century, Genji imagery was particularly common on womens furnishings like this cosmetics and accessories case. Here, the motifs on the boxs exterior allude to scenes from chapter 14, only they do so without human figures. On the lid, the carriage, shrine gate, and arched bridge collectively suggest Genjis pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi shrine, while the boat on the front of the box points to the arrival of one of Genjis former lovers who, by chance, was also on a pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi. These same four elements can be found on many painted illustrations of this scene.