杣田派　寿老人雄鹿蓑亀竹蒔絵印籠|Inrō with God of Longevity (Jurōjin) and a Stag (obverse) and Long-Tailed Turtle (Minogame) under Bamboo (reverse)

Medium

Four cases; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, nashiji (“pear-skin ground”), gold foil cutouts, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground Netsuke: manju type, basket with chrysanthemums; lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay Ojime: carved red lacquer bead

Dimensions

3 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 in. (8.5 x 5.2 x 2.5 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

29.100.729

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