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Case (Inrō) with Design of Aoi Leaves and Plant beneath Partly Rolled-up Bamboo Blind

Unknown Artist

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Aoi Leaves and Plant beneath Partly Rolled-up Bamboo Blind by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, dark red, gold, red and silver hiramakie, raden inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981

Accession Number

1982.244.14a–c

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