Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree

Kano Seisen’in

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree by Kano Seisen’in

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

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