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Case (Inrō) with Design of Scattered Cherry Blossoms (obverse); Snow Roundels (reverse)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Case with rounded rectangular shape, cylindrical in form, and flat on bottom. Dark brown background with densely scattered small orange-gold specks. Obverse with three gold cherry blossom branches in different stages. Reverse with rounded silver or gray decoration against orange-gold speckled background. A loop handle on top.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, roiro, gold and silver hiramakie, takamakie, togidashi; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 370 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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