Case (Inrō) with Design of Tigers Swimming

Medium

Lacquer, mura nashiji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, takamakie, raden; Interior: red lacquer and fundame

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/4 in. (8.4 x 7.9 x 1.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.36

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