祭蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Street Festival (obverse); People Watching a Puppet Show (reverse)

Medium

Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver, and color (iroko) togidashimaki-e on black lacquer ground Netsuke: carved teakwood; peach with a monkey inside (signed: Kagetoshi) Ojime: carved teakwood with floral design

Dimensions

2 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (7.1 x 7.5 x 2.9 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913

Accession Number

14.40.877

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