Case (Inrō) with Object from the Noh drama "Hachinoki"

Medium

Gold lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl on a black lacquer ground Ojime: Amber bead in shape of a vase Netsuke: Boxwood carved with "mother and child" mice and an eggplant

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in. (8.4 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.6

Rights

Public Domain

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