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Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Rats Eating Fish Head and Bones

Unknown Artist

19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Rats Eating Fish Head and Bones by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, sumie togidashi; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 2 3/16 x 15/16 in. (8.6 x 5.5 x 2.4 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

29.100.782

Tags

FishRats

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