Case (Inrō) with Design of South Sea Islander Diving for Coral (obverse); South Sea Islander Seated on Rock beside Water (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured hiramakie, takamakie, tsuishu, coral; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9.4 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931

Accession Number

31.49.13

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