Case (Inrō) with Design of Rooster, Hen and Chicks beside Flowering Chrysanthemums

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and red togidashi, gold and coloured hiramakie; Interior: red lacquer, nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in. (7.4 x 6.5 x 2 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

29.100.891

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