Case (Inrō) with a Fox from the Kyōgen Play The Fox Hunter (Tsurigitsune); Hunter behind Haystacks from the Kyōgen Play "Hakuzōsu" (reverse)

Shibata Zeshin

Japanese, 1807–1891

Date19th century

MediumGold and silver maki-e with colored lacquer on black lacquer Ojime: gilded metal with fox-monk Netuske: Lacquer oval box with diamond floral design (signed Kiyoharu)

Dimensions3 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 in. (9.4 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodMeiji period (1868–1912)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

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