Case (Inrō) with Design of Leafy Grapevines (obverse); Chrysanthemum Spray (reverse)

Date

18th–19th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Case: lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e; Fastener (ojime): gold bead carved and pierced with flowers; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved and pierced with flowers and clouds, the figure of a courtier applied in gold

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

31.49.9

Credit

The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931