Case (Inrō) with Design of Arrowhead (Omodaka) (obverse); Clover (Mutsuba) (reverse)
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, roiro, gold black, brown hiramakie, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions
2 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 3/4 in. (7.3 x 4.9 x 1.9 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.257
Tags
Flowers
About the Artist
Shibata Zeshin · 1807–1891
Japanese, 1807–1891