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

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