Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon among Clouds and Waves

Medium

Lacquer, ivory, carved relief, incised, stained silver blue; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

H. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 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

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.931

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