鷺鴉蒔絵印籠|Inrō with Herons among Reeds (obverse); Crow (reverse)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Silver, gold togidashimaki-e, black lacquer, hiramaki-e on gold ground; Netsuke: Chinese scholars and house; ivory; Ojime: flowers; metal
Dimensions
a) H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm) b) Gr. Diam. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) c) Ojime: Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)
Classification
Inrō
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Hope Skillman Schary, 1981
Accession Number
1982.244.12a–c
Tags
Birds