Case (Inrō) with Design of Rooster and Chickens Beneath Flowering Cherry Tree

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold foil, aogai inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. (8.8 x 5.7 x 2.6 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

29.100.732

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