Case (Inrō) with Design of Samurai Helmet and Face Mask (obverse); Samurai Arm Guard and Silver Glove (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, hirame ground, gold, red, silver and brown hiramakie, raden inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 1/2 x 3 11/16 x 13/16 in. (8.9 x 9.3 x 2 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.100.217

Rights

Public Domain

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