Case (Inrō) with Design of Various Fishes, Squid and Shells

Medium

Eggshell ground, red and aogai ground, gold and coloured hiramakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

a) H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm) b) Gr. Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm) c) Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 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

1982.244.10a–c

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