Case (Inrō) with Flowering Cherry Tree (obverse); Parrot in Ornamental Swing (reverse)

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold, red and silver hiramakie, aogai, pewter inlay; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

3 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 in. (7.9 x 5.5 x 2.5 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

29.100.794

Rights

Public Domain

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