Case (Inrō) with Design of Bishamon (or Idaten) Pursuing an Onî (Demon) on Clouds

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, rubbed fundame, gold and silver hiramakie, applied metal; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Momoyama (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.695

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