Case (Inrō) with Design of Momotarō and Dog on the way to the Island of the Devils (obverse); Monkey with Pheasant (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer with sprinkled, polished, and relief makie gold and silver, metal inlay; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame; Netsuke: Eight masks

Dimensions

3 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 in. (9.7 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

29.100.765

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