Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Persons on a Verandah against Stylized Wave Background

Medium

Lacquer, fundame, gold and silver hiramakie, aogai and tortoise inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.694

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