Inrō with Wisteria Trellis

Medium

Case: powdered gold and silver (maki-e) on gold lacquer; Fastener (ojime): glass; Toggle (netsuke): red lacquer carved with design of monkeys

Dimensions

H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 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

91.1.678

Rights

Public Domain

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