Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird on Standing on Rocks (obverse) Bird Flying above Waves (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold, red and silver hiramakie, hirame; Interior: fundame

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (7.9 x 5.7 x 2 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

29.100.846

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