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Case (Inrō) with Design of Seven Cranes in Flight

Unknown Artist

18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Seven Cranes in Flight by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, fundame, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, gold foil; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 7/8 in. (8.4 x 6 x 2.2 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

29.100.896

Tags

Cranes

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