古墨形印籠 (文章司命)|Inrō Imitating an Old Chinese Ink Cake

Medium

Four cases; lacquered wood with black and brown takamaki-e, togidashimaki-e Netsuke: carved red lacquer with chrysanthemum design Ojime: carved nut

Dimensions

4 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in. (11.6 x 3.9 x 1.9 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

29.100.820

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