Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages in Mountain Landscape

Medium

Lacquer, kamakura-bori, carved wood, red and black lacquer; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm); D. 1 7/16 in. (3.7 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

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

Accession Number

91.1.718