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Case (Inrō) with Design of Deity of Longevity (Jurōjin) (obverse); Boy Offering a Tortoise (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Deity of Longevity (Jurōjin) (obverse); Boy Offering a Tortoise (reverse)

Medium

Fundami sprinkled lacquer, gold and colored hiramakie sprinkled and polished lacquer, takamakie sprinkled and polished lacquer relief, and foil decoration; Netsuke: lacquered wood figure of Juro-jin; Ojime: zogan metal

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/4 in. (8.4 x 5.3 x 1.9 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Tachibana Gyokuzan

|1652 – |1724 |Japanese