Case (Inrō) with Design of Zodiac Animals beside Chinese Sages and Scrolls

Medium

Lacquer, tsuishu, yellow, brown layers, carved; Interior: roiro

Dimensions

4 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (10.8 x 7.7 x 4 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

29.100.900

Rights

Public Domain

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