Case (Inrō) with Design of Trees, Crow, and Moon
While the front of this inrō shows a solitary crow perched in a tree under a moonlit sky, the back shows a single bird at the foot of the same tree under a bright sun.
Artwork Details
- Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Trees, Crow, and Moon
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Takamaki-e with nashiji, gold and silver foil, and silver inlay on black lacquer; Interior: nashiji and fundame; Ojime: bead of inlaid metals and alloys; Netsuke: flowers, moon, and poem in gold lacquer on dark wood (signed: Designed by Hoitsu)
- Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in. (7.5 x 6.6 x 2 cm)
- Classification: Inrō
- Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
- Object Number: 36.100.230
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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