三番叟蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Sanbasō Dancers

Unknown Artist

first half 19th century

三番叟蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Sanbasō Dancers by Unknown Artist

Medium

Four cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, and cut-out gold foil on nashiji (“pear-skin”) ground Netsuke: box with mouth organ (shō) and pouch; ivory with inlays Ojime: lacquer bead

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); D. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.15

Tags

BirdsMenDancers

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