三番叟蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Sanbasō Dancers
Unknown Artist
first half 19th century
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