Case (Inrō) with Design of Courtier Accompanying Raryōō (obverse); Nobleman Playing Flute (reverse)

Medium

Gold and silver maki-e with gold and colored lacquer

Dimensions

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881

Accession Number

81.1.332

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