Case (Inrō) with Design of Monkey on Background of Flowers (obverse); Flowering Scrolls (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, dark brown, grey and brown hiramakie, takamakie, fundame, red, silver; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

2 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 13/16 in. (5.6 x 6.4 x 2 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

29.100.901

Rights

Public Domain

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