Case (Inrō) with Design of Buddhist Angel (obverse); Pine Forest (reverse)

Medium

Silver shibuichi lacquer decorated with roiro (waxen) lacquer and gold sprinkled and polished hiramakie lacquer; Ojime: coral bead; Netsuke: metal zogan inlay pine tree

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (8.7 x 6.5 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

13.67.68

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