Case (Inrō) with Design of Rooster on Large Drum (obverse); Hen and Chicks (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured hiramakie, nashiji, gold foil, aogai inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 11/16 in. (8.8 x 6.3 x 1.8 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

29.100.749

Rights

Public Domain

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