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The Seven Sages were third century literati. Shunning the constraints of official life, they gathered in a bamboo grove and engaged in the Daoist-inspired practice of "pure talk." Here they relax and drink and make music.
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Title: Case (Inrō) with Design of Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
Date: 18th–19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Lacquer, fundame, raden, pewter inlay; Interior: fundame, tray
Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (6.1 x 6.8 x 3 cm)
Classification: Inrō
Credit Line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950
Object Number: 50.145.346a, b
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