Case (Inrō)

Medium

Lacquered wood with silver metal thread applied over metal ground

Dimensions

H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.1063