Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, rubbed fundame, gold, red and black hiramakie, tortoiseshell; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.689

Rights

Public Domain

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