Case (Inrō) with Design of Foreigners, One holding a Cock

Medium

Lacquer, roiro and nashiji, gold, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.686

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