Case (Inrō) with Design of Maple Leaves on Conventionalized Waves

Medium

Sprinkled gold and silver lacquer with inlaid mother-of-pearl; ojime is nut carved with dragon motifs; netsuke is dancer carved in wood with ivory bugaku mask; Interior: nashiji, fundame and roiro

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (8.7 x 6.3 x 2.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.843

Rights

Public Domain