Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Lotus (obverse); Flowering Peony and Lotus (reverse)

Medium

Metal, shibuichi, various applied metals, shakudo and gold; Interior: brown metal

Dimensions

2 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in. (5.3 x 4.9 x 2.3 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

29.100.816

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