Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Courtier Drinking Sake and a Young Woman with Maple Leaves
Kajikawa Katsuhira|Hagiya Katsuhira
late 18th–19th century
Medium
Nashiji (pear-skin) lacquer decorated with togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer and metal inlay; Ojime: metal drum inlaid with gold; Netsuke: carved wood figure
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. (8.3 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
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.67.85
Tags
WomenDrinking
About the Artist
Kajikawa Katsuhira|Hagiya Katsuhira (Japanese|Japanese) · |1804 – |1886
|Japanesea, active 19th century