Title:
Inrō with Dragon in Cartouche on Arabesque Foliage (Karakusa) Background
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Date:
18th century
Culture:
Japan
Medium:
Inrō: four cases; lacquered wood with gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashimaki-e, on black lacquer ground; metal cord runners; ojime: fire agate bead; netsuke: rabbit in a boat; carved wood
Dimensions:
H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 1 in. (2.6 cm)
Classification:
Inrō
Credit Line:
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number:
91.1.688