Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon Facing Front

Medium

Lacquer, brown and silver nashiji, gold and coloured hiramakie, inlaid eyes; Interior: red lacquer and fundame

Dimensions

3 3/16 x 2 11/16 x 13/16 in. (8.1 x 6.9 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.893

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