Inrō with Prince Yamato Takeru Disguised as a Woman

Bairin

Date

1752, 8th month

Type

Inrō

Medium

Five cases; lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, and cut-out gold foil application on gold ground Netsuke: kagamibuta type, Ono no Tōfū; ivory and metal Ojime: red coral bead

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

14.40.874a, b

Credit

Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913