Case (Inrō) with Design of Caparisoned Elephant Standing (obverse); Two Karako with Trumpet, Banner (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, hirame, gold, silver and colored hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame; each case: silver metal box

Dimensions

3 11/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.4 x 6.5 x 2.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.96

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