Case (Inrō) with Design of a Perched Hawk

Unknown Artist

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of a Perched Hawk by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, nashiji, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 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

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

Accession Number

91.1.680

Tags

Hawks

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