Case (Inrō) with Design of Praying Mantis beside Broken Wheel Overgrown with Vines

Medium

Lacquer, wakasa nuri, yellow, red marbled ground, black, grey and brown lacquer; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (8.4 x 6.5 x 2.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

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

29.100.837

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