Case (Inrō) with Design of Pine and Cherry Tree (obverse); Rooster and Hen on a Drum (reverse)

Medium

Black lacquer inlaid with gold foil and mother-of-pearl

Dimensions

3 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in. (9.8 x 5.5 x 3.2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji (1868–1912) period

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

29.100.728

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