Case (Inrō) with Design of Deer and Lanterns at Kasuga Shrine

Medium

Gold and silver maki-e and pewter on dark green lacquer Ojime: Coral bead Netsuke: Carved wood in shape of mouse on mushroom

Dimensions

H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.19

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