Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Weeping Cherry Branches
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions
H. 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession Number
81.1.300
Tags
Flowers