Case (Inrō) with Design of Leafy Grapevines (obverse); Chrysanthemum Spray (reverse)

Medium

Case: lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e; Fastener (ojime): gold bead carved and pierced with flowers; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved and pierced with flowers and clouds, the figure of a courtier applied in gold

Dimensions

3 1/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 1/16 in. (7.7 x 6.2 x 2.7 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931

Accession Number

31.49.9

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