Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Hagi, Chrysanthemum and Autumn Grasses

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold hiramakie, takamakie, kirigane, gold foil, aogai; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 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

29.100.806

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