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Miniature Inrō with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves
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Miniature Inrō with Design of Firewood-laden Boats on Waves

Medium

Gold maki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer; netsuke of hardwood with cloisonne

Dimensions

H.1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Classification

Inrō

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Meiji period (1868–1912)

Rights

Public Domain

About Hon'ami Kōetsu

1558–1638Japan

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.