Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant (obverse); Characters in Panel (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, black, gold, red hiramakie, takamakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 11/16 in. (7.5 x 4.4 x 1.7 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.755

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