Case (Inrō) with Design of Zodiac Animals beside Chinese Sages and Scrolls

Medium

Lacquer, tsuishu, yellow, brown layers, carved; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (10.8 x 7.7 x 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

29.100.900

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