Case (Inrō) with Design of Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō in Japan

Medium

Lacquer, kinji, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, gold foil and kirigane; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881

Accession Number

81.1.301

Rights

Public Domain

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