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Case (Inrō) with Design of Clematis Vine on Bamboo Lattice
Gion Nankai (Japanese, 1677–1751)
18th century
- Medium
- Lacquer sprinkled with gold and silver makie, and foil; Ojima: floral scrolls in openwork; silver and silver wire; Netsuke: chrysanthemum medallion; ivory
- Classification
- Inrō
- Dimensions
- H. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); D. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
- Culture
- Japan
- Museum
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asian Art
- Credit line
- Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
- Rights
- Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
