Case (Inrō) with Design of Baku (Mythical Animals) among Ruyi-Shaped Clouds

Medium

Lacquer, dark green, mottled ground, red, grey, gold and black hiramakie; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.898

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