Case (Inrō) with Design of Kingfisher on Reed Stalk above Waves (obverse) Insects on Water Surface (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver and coloured togidashi, nashiji; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

2 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (5.9 x 5.7 x 2.1 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

29.100.882

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