Case (Inrō) with Design of Tortoise beside Seals (obverse); Inscription and Seal (reverse)

Medium

Wood, light brown wood ground, brown, black and gold hiramakie; Interior: plain and fundame

Dimensions

2 13/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (7.1 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.254

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