花紋散蒔絵金属印籠|Metal Inrō with Flower Medallions
Unknown Artist
mid-19th century
Medium
Four cases; marbled silver and black metal with gold hiramaki-e; Netsuke: metal; kagamibuta type with flowers and butterflies; Ojime: cloisonné bead
Dimensions
H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji (1868–1912) period
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.1062
Tags
Flowers