Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird in Flight above Rice Fields (obverse); Trees and Clouds (reverse)
Hogen Eisen
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, dark brown and nashiji, gold and silver togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in. (7.8 x 6 x 1.7 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture
Japan
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.219
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BirdsTrees