Case (Inrō) with Design of Three-Clawed Dragon in Rain and Swirling Clouds

Medium

Lacquer, ivory, carved relief, stained; Interior: plain

Dimensions

H. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.930

Rights

Public Domain

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