Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Puppies Playing with a Bamboo Branch (obverse); Snow, Pine and Red Sun (reverse)

Unknown Artist

19th–20th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Puppies Playing with a Bamboo Branch (obverse); Snow, Pine and Red Sun (reverse) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, nashiji, gold, silver and red togidashi; interior: fundame

Dimensions

4 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 15/16 in. (10.6 x 6.3 x 2.4 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981

Accession Number

1982.244.9

Tags

DogsSunTreesSnow

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