Inrō with Dragon in Cartouche on Arabesque Foliage (Karakusa) Background

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, metal cord runners; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 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

91.1.688

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