Case (Inrō) with Design of Cherry-Blossom Viewing

Medium

Lacquer decorated with togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer; Ojime: stone bead with silver bird inlay; Netsuke: metal button engraved with figure of Fukurokuju

Dimensions

2 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in. (6.3 x 7.2 x 3.1 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

13.67.86

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