Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant Standing beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Three Children with Trumpet, Cymbals and Banner (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold, red, black and brown hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (8.4 x 5.8 x 2.1 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

29.100.867

Tags