Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird Seated on Snowy Pine Branch (obverse); Bird beside Red Berry Plant (reverse)
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Lacquer, roiro, fundame, nashiji, gold, silver and red togidashi; Interior: roiro and fundame
Dimensions
3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 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
29.100.802
Tags
BirdsPlants