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Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Tiger in Rain (obverse); Bamboo with Inscription (reverse)
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Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Tiger in Rain (obverse); Bamboo with Inscription (reverse)

19th century

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold foil, aogai inlay; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

3 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 15/16 in. (7.8 x 7.8 x 2.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Sō Shiseki

1715–1786Japan

Japanese, 1715–1786