Case (Inrō) with scene of Yoshitsune and Benkei on the Gojō Bridge

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, ivory inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 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

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881

Accession Number

81.1.325

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