Case (Inrō) with Design of Landscape

Medium

Lacquer with sprinkled gold makie and cut gold foil

Dimensions

W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 7/8 in. (2.2. cm); L. 7 11/16 in. (19.6 cm) Inro: L. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Beth Berne, 2003

Accession Number

2003.589