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Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonflies

Mochizuki Hanzan

18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Dragonflies by Mochizuki Hanzan

Medium

Wood, brushed wood ground, gold, red and green hiramakie, takamakie, raden; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 x 2 5/8 x 7/8 in. (7.6 x 6.7 x 2.3 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

36.100.187

Tags

Dragonflies

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