Case (Inrō) with Design of Samurai Seated on Ground (obverse); Bird Flying before a Crescent Moon (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, wood, stained ivory, raden, ceramic, various inlay; Interior: plain

Dimensions

H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); D. 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

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

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.707

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