Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird in Flight above Rice Fields (obverse); Trees and Clouds (reverse)
Hogen Eisen
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, dark brown and nashiji, gold and silver togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in. (7.8 x 6 x 1.7 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.219
Tags
BirdsTrees