Case (Inrō) with Design of Praying Mantis beside Broken Wheel Overgrown with Vines

Medium

Lacquer, wakasa nuri, yellow, red marbled ground, black, grey and brown lacquer; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

3 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/8 in. (8.4 x 6.5 x 2.8 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

29.100.837

Rights

Public Domain

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