Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragon on Background of Clouds and Waves

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, fundame, gold, brown and red hiramakie, metal cord runners; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/16 in. (8 x 6.5 x 2.7 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

36.100.262

Rights

Public Domain

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