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Case (Inrō) with Design of Three Herons Seated in Maple Tree (obverse); Three Crows in Autumn Forest (reverse)

Unknown Artist

18th–19th century

Case (Inrō) with Design of Three Herons Seated in Maple Tree (obverse); Three Crows in Autumn Forest (reverse) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and coloured hiramakie; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 in. (8.8 x 6.7 x 2.6 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

36.100.234

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

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