Case (Inrō) with Design of the Courtier Yasusuke Playing Flute beneath Full Moon (obverse); His Brother Kidomaru Hiding among Autumn Grasses (reverse)

MediumLacquer, roiro, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, takamakie, togidashi; Interior: gyobu nashiji and fundame, boxes

Dimensions3 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (8.6 x 4.5 x 2.6 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

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

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