Case (Inrō) with Design of Seated Courtier Drinking Sake and a Young Woman with Maple Leaves
Kajikawa Katsuhira|Hagiya Katsuhira
late 18th–19th century
Medium
Nashiji (pear-skin) lacquer decorated with togidashi sprinkled and polished lacquer and metal inlay; Ojime: metal drum inlaid with gold; Netsuke: carved wood figure
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 in. (8.3 x 5.7 x 2.6 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number
13.67.85
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
WomenDrinking
About the Artist
Kajikawa Katsuhira|Hagiya Katsuhira (Japanese|Japanese) · |1804 – |1886
|Japanesea, active 19th century