梅菊枇杷鳥蒔絵螺鈿印籠|Inrō with Birds, Plum, Chrysanthemum, and Loquat

Medium

Gold lacquer ground with mother-of-pearl, coral, and stained ivory inlay in Shibayama style Netsuke: thunder god playing samisen; carved ivory Ojime: cylinder with asters in openwork

Dimensions

3 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.4 x 4.8 x 3.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edward G. Kennedy, 1932

Accession Number

33.40.85

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