Case (Inrō) with Design of Jurōjin (God of Longevity) Seated beside Stag (obverse); Sage with Crane and Fly Whisk (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, nashiji, hirame, gold and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (9.1 x 4.4 x 2.5 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

29.100.868

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