Case (Inrō) with Design of Three Monkeys as New Year Dancers

Medium

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

Dimensions

3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9 x 5 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

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

Accession Number

29.100.781

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