Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Sages Playing Musical Instruments on a Verandah

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, rubbed fundame, brown and black hiramakie, tortoiseshell, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

2 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 in. (6.7 x 5.2 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.887

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