Title:
Inrō with Dragon among Clouds and Waves
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
17th–18th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood, gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, cutout gold foil application, tortoiseshell inlay on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: carved ivory; netsuke: turtles; carved ivory
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number:
91.1.689