Case (Inrō) with Design of Elephant (obverse); Chinese Characters (reverse)

Case (Inrō) with Design of Elephant (obverse); Chinese Characters (reverse) by Fangshi Mopu

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: roiro and gold leaf

Dimensions

3 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in. (7.6 x 7.5 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913

Accession Number

13.67.73

Tags

Elephants

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