Title:
Case (Inrō) with Design of Grasshopper on Stalk of Flowering Lily
Artist:
Nomura Chōkei (dates unknown) (Japanese)
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
18th–19th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Case: Powdered gold (maki-e) on black lacquer with mother-of-pearl, pewter, and ceramic inlays; floral decoration on risers in incised gold; Fastener (ojime): carved red lacquer with design of Chinese sage and pine; Toggle (netsuke): stained ivory carved in the shape of a farm woman and child (signed: Homin)
Dimensions:
H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number:
29.100.788