Case (Inrō) with Design of Hotei (Putai) Carrying a Small Boy (obverse); Boy Carrying Gourd-Flask (reverse)
Tokoku Fuzui|Hanabusa Itchō
late 19th century
Medium
Gold lacquer with ivory and wood inlay; Netsuke: ivory and lacquered wood figure, Ojime: gold bead with face of Daikoku, god of good fortune
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 13/16 in. (8.3 x 6.1 x 2 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.67.76
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BoysMen
About the Artist
Tokoku Fuzui|Hanabusa Itchō ( |Japanese) · |1652 – |1724
|Japanese, 1652–1724