Case (Inrō) with Design of Old Man and Woman (Jo and Uba) and Pine Trees (from Noh Play "Takasago Spirits of the Pine")

Minsetsusai Kyuho

Date

19th century

Type

Inrō

Medium

Ceramic and mother-of-pearl inlays and gold maki-e on black lacquer Ojime: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves Netsuke: porcelain with overglaze enamel design of maple leaves imitating Kenzan design

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

36.100.208

Credit

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936