Case (Inrō) with Design of Blossoming Plum Tree

Kano Seisen’in

1775–1828

Date19th century

MediumLacquer with sprinkled gold, silver, and red makie and takamakie Ojime: bead; tortoiseshell Netsuke: basket; woven reeds

Dimensions3 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in. (8.8 x 6 x 2.4 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936

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