Case (Inrō) with Design of Fisherman, Boat, Reeds, and Stone Basket Breakwaters

Medium

Gold maki-e with pewter, mother-of-pearl, and metal inlay; Ojime: cloisonné bead; Netsuke: carved wood creel with lacquer puffer fish

Dimensions

2 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 13/16 in. (6.8 x 5.8 x 2 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

36.100.205

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