Case (Inrō) with Design of Elephant on Brocade Pattern (obverse); Person with Wide Hat and Hoe (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, carved tsuishu; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.3 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.705

Rights

Public Domain

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