Case (Inrō) with Design of Heron Wading in Shallow Water beside Reeds

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, togidashi, kimpun, ivory, horn inlay; Interior: fundame

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in. (8.5 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.228

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