Inrō with Fox's Wedding (Kitsune no yomeiri)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, irokomaki-e, kirikane (cut out gold foil) on nashiji ("pear skin") and black lacquer background
Dimensions
3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (8.7 x 6 x 2.9 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931
Accession Number
31.49.10
Tags
BuildingsFoxesTrees