Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
Artwork Details
- Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Flying Cuckoo in Flight above Pines (obverse); Bonito (Fish) on Bamboo Leaves (reverse)
- Artist: Toyōsai (1772–1845)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Black lacquer with sprinkled gold and silver makie and mother-of-pearl
Ojime: bead with openwork design of waves; silver
Netsuke: fish laid on bamboo branch; stained ivory - Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 3 1/16 x 11/16 in. (7.3 x 7.7 x 1.8 cm)
- Classification: Inrō
- Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
- Object Number: 29.100.889
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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