牡丹蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Flowering Peonies
Unknown Artist
first half of the19th century
Medium
Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, red togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; sage with a handscroll; Ojime: carved red lacquer bead
Dimensions
H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 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
29.100.763
Tags
Peonies