Case (Inrō) with Design of Elephant on Brocade Pattern (obverse); Person with Wide Hat and Hoe (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, carved tsuishu; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

91.1.705

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