Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Persons on a Verandah against Stylized Wave Background

Medium

Lacquer, fundame, gold and silver hiramakie, aogai and tortoise inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2 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

91.1.694

Rights

Public Domain

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