Case (Inrō) with Design of Tiger Seen from Behind

Medium

Lacquer, shibuichi coloured ground, gold, silver and red hiramakie, inlaid eye; Interior: red lacquer & silver fundame

Dimensions

3 9/16 x 2 7/16 x 7/8 in. (9 x 6.2 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

29.100.815

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