Inrō with Dragon in Cartouche on Arabesque Foliage (Karakusa) Background

Medium

Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, metal cord runners; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions

H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.688

Rights

Public Domain

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