Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree
Kano Seisen’in
19th century
Medium
Lacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell Netsuke: basket; woven reeds
Dimensions
3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in. (8.8 x 6 x 2.4 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.195
Tags
Trees