Case (Inrō) with Landscape Design of Sumiyoshi Shrine

Medium

Gold maki-e with black lacquer Ojime: metal or lacquered bead Netsuke: ivory carved with design of chrysanthemum and waves

Dimensions

H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.31

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