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Inrō with Goose Flying across the Full Moon

Hara Yōyūsai

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two cylindrical objects side by side. The objects are brown with a black top and bottom. The object on the left has a large black image of a goose flying in front of a full moon. The goose is flying to the right with its wings spread. The object on the right has no image. Both objects have horizontal lines around the middle. The objects have a few scratches and marks on them. The bottom of each object has a red and white cord. The background behind the objects is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, kinji, gold, silver, and black hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, and togidashi
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 555 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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