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菊慈童蒔絵印籠
Title: Inrō with “Chrysanthemum Youth” (Kikujidō)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Three cases; lacquered wood with togidashimaki-e imitating ink painting (togikirimaki-e) on gold and black lacquer groundNetsuke: purple and green ceramic shishi (Chinese lion)Ojime: inlaid metal with fruit basket
Dimensions: 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 x 13/16 in. (7.1 x 7.1 x 2.1 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
Accession Number: 13.67.49
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