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

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