Case (Inrō) with Design of Baku (Mythical Animals) among Ruyi-Shaped Clouds

Medium

Lacquer, dark green, mottled ground, red, grey, gold and black hiramakie; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. (6.6 x 6.4 x 2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.898

Rights

Public Domain

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