Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sage (obverse); Attendant (Karako) Standing beside Bamboo (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, dark brown, imitating leather, relief, light brown rim; Interior: dark brown and nashiji

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 11/16 in. (7.4 x 5.9 x 1.7 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.248

Tags