Case (Inrō) with Benkei and Yoshitsune Disguised on the Flight to Ōshū

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver and brown hiramakie, takamakie, stained ivory inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 13/16 in. (9.2 x 5.6 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.43

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