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鉄線格子縞蒔絵刀筒|Sword Case (Katana-tsutsu) with Clematis and Checkered Pattern

Unknown Artist

17th century

鉄線格子縞蒔絵刀筒|Sword Case (Katana-tsutsu) with Clematis and Checkered Pattern by Unknown Artist

Medium

Lacquered wood with gold and silver hiramaki-e, silver foil application, and mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer

Dimensions

L. 42 3/4 in. (108.6 cm)

Classification

Lacquer

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2015

Accession Number

2015.500.2.38a, b

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