千字文蒔絵印籠|Inrō with the “Ten Thousand Classic Characters” (Senjimon)
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Four cases; lacquered wood and paper with gold togidashimaki-e on black ground Netsuke: manjū type, ivory; with the “Fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō” and checkpoint towns Ojime: amber bead
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in. (6.7 x 5.5 x 2.3 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.261