Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Trying to get Persimmons with Stick (obverse); Hawk in Persimmon Tree (reverse)

Hanabusa Itchō

18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Trying to get Persimmons with Stick (obverse); Hawk in Persimmon Tree (reverse) by Hanabusa Itchō

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold, silver, brown and red hiramakie, various inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

4 1/8 x 1 3/4 x 15/16 in. (10.4 x 4.4 x 2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

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

29.100.795

Tags

HawksFruitMonkeysTrees

About the Artist

Hanabusa Itchō · 16521724

Japanese, 1652–1724

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