Case (Inrō) with Design of Hō-ō Bird in Flight above Flowering Kiri Branches

Medium

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

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in. (7.4 x 7.2 x 2.2 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

29.100.839

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