Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkeys Trying to get Persimmons with Stick (obverse); Hawk in Persimmon Tree (reverse)
Hanabusa Itchō
18th–19th century
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 · 1652–1724
Japanese, 1652–1724