Case (Inrō) with Design of Falcon on Perches and Blossoming Plum Tree
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
19th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Gold lacquer with silver, black and red makie and gold and silver inlay Lacquer, fundame, gold, silver, black and red hiramakie, gold foil; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Dimensions:
3 5/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (9.2 x 4.7 x 2.8 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Accession Number:
29.100.880
Not on view
Mrs. H. O. (Louisine W.) Havemeyer , New York (until d. 1929; bequeathed to MMA).
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Arts of Japan," November 5, 1991–December 15, 1992.
Artist: Date: ca. 1596 Accession Number: 1980.6 Date: ca. 1596Medium: Lacquered wood with sprinkled gold (makie) decoration in Kōdaiji styleAccession: 1980.6On view in:Not on view