Case (Inrō) with Design of Herd Boy Wearing Hat beside Piebald Ox

Date18th–19th century

MediumLacquer, hirame ground, light brown, brown and black hiramakie, eye raden; Interior: nashiji and fundame

Dimensions2 11/16 x 2 x 13/16 in. (6.8 x 5.1 x 2 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationInrō

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

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