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Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Basket of Persimmons (obverse); Monkey Eating Persimmon (reverse)

19th century

Medium

Lacquer, gold and silver hirame, gold, red and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: red lacquer, fundame and decoration; the interior risers decorated in gold and silver togidashi with various brocade pattern, key-fret, waves, etc.

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in. (7.9 x 8 . 2.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Mori Sosen

1747–1821Japan

Specialized in painting macaques and many other types of animals based on first-hand study.