Inrō with Dragonflies

Kōami Nagataka

Date

second half of the 18th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Three cases; lacquered wood with gold, red lacquer takamaki-e, hiramaki-e with mother-of-pearl inlay on black lacquer ground; Netsuke: carved ivory; dog; Ojime: carved ivory; persimmon

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

13.67.23

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1913