手長猿蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Gibbons in a Landscape
Hasegawa Kyorinsai|Kano Sukekiyo
early 19th century
Medium
Four cases; lacquered wood with togidashimaki-e imitating ink painting (togikirimaki-e) on gold lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; monkey on horseback Ojime: bronze; monkey
Dimensions
3 5/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/4 in. (8.4 x 5.5 x 1.9 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.212
Tags
Monkeys
About the Artist
Hasegawa Kyorinsai|Kano Sukekiyo (Japanese| ) · 1800 |1787 –1833 |1840
Japanese, active early 19th century|1787–1840