Case (Inrō) with Design of Spring Fern and Horsetail (obverse); Deer (reverse)

Medium

Ceramic, mother-of-pearl, pewter on brown lacquer with sprinkled gold Ojime: bead; agate Netsuke: ivory and wood

Dimensions

2 15/16 x 2 1/8 x 7/8 in. (7.5 x 5.4 x 2.3 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

29.100.784

Rights

Public Domain

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