Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Cranes beneath a Flowering Cherry (obverse); Pheasant beside a Peony (reverse)

Unknown Artist

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Cranes beneath a Flowering Cherry (obverse); Pheasant beside a Peony (reverse) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Metal, silver and shibuichi metal, gold, sentoku, applied metals; Interior: silver metal

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 in. (8.3 x 5.4 x 2.5 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

29.100.810

Tags

CranesPheasantsPeoniesTrees

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