Case (Inrō) with Design of Deer in a Hilly Landscape

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, nashiji and kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881

Accession Number

81.1.318

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