Case (Inrō ) with Design of a Gourd Vine

Koma Yasutada

Date

18th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Case: gold, colored lacquer, gold leaf, and gold foil on red lacquer; Fastener (ojime): metal with design of flowers and insects; Toggle (netsuke): ivory and lacquer carved in the shape of a Noh dancer

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

29.100.848

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929