Case (Inrō) with Design of Fireworks (obverse); Design of Fan (reverse)

Medium

Case: red lacquer and powdered gold and silver (maki-e) on black lacquer; Fastener ojime): stone; Toggle (netsuke): colored lacquer on black lacquer with design of pomegranate

Dimensions

H. 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); W. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 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

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.232

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