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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
Museum record:
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