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Case (Inrō) with Design of Courtier and Lady in a Boat (from the Tale of Genji)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Courtier and Lady in a Boat (from the Tale of Genji)

18th century

Medium

Gold maki-e and mother-of-pearl inlay Ojime: wood-and-gilt bead in shape of sake bottle Netsuke: ivory with lacquer design of toys

Dimensions

H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Ogata Kōrin

1658–1716Japan

Noted as one of the most important Japanese artists of the 17th century; known for paintings of irises and other subjects. He was regarded, along with Sotatsu, as one of the masters of the Sotatsu-Koetsu school of decorative painting, including painted screens and textile designs. He was descended from a samurai who had served under the Ashikaga rulers.