Case (Inrō) with Design of Chinese Scholar Seated at Low Desk (obverse); Lady Using Brush (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer decorated with sprinkled and polished hiramakie lacquer, carved ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlay; Ojime: coral bead, Netsuke: ivory flower

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 13/16 in. (8.8 x 5.7 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.41

Rights

Public Domain

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