Case (Inrō) with Design of Clematis Vine on Bamboo Lattice

Medium

Lacquer sprinkled with gold and silver makie, and foil; Ojima: floral scrolls in openwork; silver and silver wire; Netsuke: chrysanthemum medallion; ivory

Dimensions

H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 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

91.1.679

Rights

Public Domain

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