Inrō with Lotus and Crab (obverse); Lotus and Tadpole (reverse)

Medium

Case: powdered gold (maki-e), lead foil, and carved metal on black lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of tadpoles in a stream; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a lotus leaf and turtle

Dimensions

H. 3 1/16 in. (7.7 cm); W. 1 15/16 in. (5 cm); D. 11/16 in. (1.8 cm)

Classification

Inrō

Culture & Period

Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Accession Number

91.1.708

Rights

Public Domain

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