Case (Inrō) with Design of Large Flowering Peony

Medium

Carved red lacquer

Dimensions

3 9/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (9 x 6.8 x 3 cm) Netsuke: H. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm); Diam. 2 in. (5.1 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

29.100.852

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