Case (Inrō) with Design of Heron Standing on One Leg (obverse); Full Moon among Clouds (reverse)

Medium

Silver, gold, color togidashi/maki-e on black ground; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. (8.4 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

29.100.799

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