Case (Inrō) with Design of Bean Vine and Moon

Shiomi Masanari 塩見政誠

Date

early 18th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Case: gold on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; Fastener (ojime): gold with design of crabs, reed, and rock; Toggle (netsuke): ivory carved in the shape of a reclining bull (signed: Ran’ichi)

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

29.82.8

Credit

Gift of Wilton Lloyd-Smith and his wife, Marjorie Fleming Lloyd-Smith, 1929