Case (Inrō) with Design of Horse and Autumn Grasses
Shibata Zeshin
19th century
Medium
Bamboo, black, silver and gold hiramakie, takamakie, wood lid; Interior: plain
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (5.7 x 6.7 x 4.2 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture
Japan
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
29.100.830
Tags
Horses
About the Artist
Shibata Zeshin · 1807–1891
Japanese, 1807–1891