Case (Inrō) with Design of Three Monkeys as New Year Dancers

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, hirame, gold and coloured hiramakie, takamakie; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 9/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9 x 5 x 2.8 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

29.100.781

Rights

Public Domain

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