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Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Horses beneath Leafless Weeping Willow Tree

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two cylindrical objects side by side, made of a brown material with a smooth surface. The left object features a design with two horses and a tree. The horses are dark brown with a lighter brown horse on the left rearing up on its hind legs with its front legs bent and the darker horse on the right running to the left with its tail and mane flowing. The tree behind the horses has a thick trunk and long, thin, bare branches. The right object is plain with only a few bare tree branches at the top. Both objects have horizontal lines across their surfaces, dividing them into sections.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Lacquer, fundame, sumie togidashi; Interior: red lacquer and fundame
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 281 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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