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Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon Flies

Unknown Artist

18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon Flies by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, fundame, gold, brown and red hiramakie, takamakie, ceramic inlay; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in. (7.4 x 5.9 x 2.5 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.904

Tags

Dragonflies

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