Case (Inrō) with Design of Hotei (Putai) Carrying a Small Boy (obverse); Boy Carrying Gourd-Flask (reverse)
Tokoku Fuzui|Hanabusa Itchō
late 19th century
Medium
Gold lacquer with ivory and wood inlay; Netsuke: ivory and lacquered wood figure, Ojime: gold bead with face of Daikoku, god of good fortune
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in. (8.3 x 6.1 x 2 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.67.76
Tags
BoysMen
About the Artist
Tokoku Fuzui|Hanabusa Itchō ( |Japanese) · |1652 – |1724
|Japanese, 1652–1724