Inrō in the Shape of Mount Fuji with a Crossing Ferry and Procession

Kajikawa

Date

late 18th–early 19th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Two cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cut-out gold foil on nashiji lacquer ground Netsuke: ivory; Ryūgūjō (The Dragon King's undersea palace) in a clam Ojime: agate bead

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

13.67.93

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913