Case (Inrō)

Medium

Lacquered wood with silver metal thread applied over metal ground

Dimensions

H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 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

91.1.1063

Rights

Public Domain