Case (Inrō) with Design of Mount Fuji (obverse); Dragon in Clouds and Waves (reverse)

Gantai

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Mount Fuji (obverse); Dragon in Clouds and Waves (reverse) by Gantai

Medium

Lacquer, tsuikoku, carved relief, incised; Interior: roiro, bottom case 2 cylindrical openings

Dimensions

H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

38.25.153

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