春秋花草蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Basket of Spring Flowers (obverse); Basket of Autumn Flowers (reverse)
Unknown Artist
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Five cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application on black and nashiji lacquer ground Netsuke: lacquered wood with hiramaki-e; chrysanthemum and paulownia flower Ojime: silver bead inlaid with gold
Dimensions
3 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.3 x 5.3 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
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.100.201
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Flowers