Case (Inrō) with Design of Crane Standing Beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Morning Glory and Inscription (reverse)

Hanabusa Itchō

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Crane Standing Beneath Pine Tree (obverse); Morning Glory and Inscription (reverse) by Hanabusa Itchō

Medium

Metal and lacquer, dark silver metal, incised, roiro, gold hiramakie, raden, aogai; Interior: fundame, four boxes

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 7/8 in. (10.4 x 4 x 2.2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929

Accession Number

29.82.7

Tags

CranesTrees

About the Artist

Hanabusa Itchō · 16521724

Japanese, 1652–1724

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