靭猿狂言蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Kyōgen Dancer with Quiver from “The Monkey Skin Quiver” (obverse); Dancer with Fan and Sword (reverse)

Unknown Artist

first half of the 19th century

靭猿狂言蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Kyōgen Dancer with Quiver from “The Monkey Skin Quiver” (obverse); Dancer with Fan and Sword (reverse) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, red, black takamaki-e, hiramaki-e on gold lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; folded obi sash; Ojime: metal bead with autumn grasses

Dimensions

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); D. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 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

29.100.775

Tags

FansSwordsMenDancers

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