Case (Inrō) with Design of Foreigners, One holding a Cock

Medium

Lacquer, roiro and nashiji, gold, silver and black hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); W. 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 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

91.1.686

Rights

Public Domain

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