Case (Inrō) with Design of Blind Men Touching and Climbing Over an Elephant

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie, ivory inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 3/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.5 x 5.3 x 2.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.55

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