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Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Lotus (obverse); Lotus and Bird (reverse)

19th century

Medium

Black lacquer with wood, shell, and glass inlays; Fastener (ojime): metal; Toggle (netsuke): carved ivory in the shape of a demon

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (9.4 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Rights

Public Domain

About Shibata Zeshin

1807–1891Japan

Japanese, 1807–1891