Case (Inrō) with Design of Court Lady in a Boat (obverse); Willow Tree (Asazuma) (reverse)

Medium

Silver inlay with incised and applied gold decoration Ojime: silver bead Netsuke: bronze disk with metal inlay

Dimensions

H. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.235

Rights

Public Domain

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