Inrō with Shells and Seaweeds amid Rocks and Waves

Medium

Lacquer, roiro and rubbed fundame, gold and black hiramakie, applied metals; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.692

Rights

Public Domain

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