Case (Inrō) with Design of Bird Seated on Snowy Pine Branch (obverse); Bird beside Red Berry Plant (reverse)

Date18th–19th century

MediumLacquer, roiro, fundame, nashiji, gold, silver and red togidashi; Interior: roiro and fundame

Dimensions3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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