Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Drinking and Writing on Banana Leaf

Medium

Lacquer, tsuishu, carved relief, stained; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (8.8 x 6.3 x 2.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931

Accession Number

31.49.8

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