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Case (Inrō) with Design of Herd Boy Wearing Hat beside Piebald Ox

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cylindrical object with rounded ends, gold background with textured pattern. Black and gold design on front depicts a piebald ox facing right, with a boy wearing a hat beside it. Object has a white cord threaded through two small holes at top, tied in a knot. Object is divided into three horizontal sections. Background is light grey.

Artwork Details

Date
18th–19th century
Medium
Lacquer, hirame ground, light brown, brown and black hiramakie, eye raden; Interior: nashiji and fundame
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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